GCC Shipping Routes — Freight, Transit, Duty

DocMakTrade maintains a reference page for every trade lane between our covered origin countries and GCC, Levant and North African destinations. Each lane page carries indicative 20ft and 40ft container rates, sea transit and door-to-door lead times, departure-port comparisons, arrival ports, carriers, customs duty, VAT and applicable free-trade-agreement treatment.

Most requested lanes

Shipping routes to United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

Shipping routes to Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Shipping routes to Oman 🇴🇲

Shipping routes to Qatar 🇶🇦

Shipping routes to Kuwait 🇰🇼

Shipping routes to Bahrain 🇧🇭

Shipping routes to Iraq 🇮🇶

Shipping routes to Jordan 🇯🇴

Shipping routes to Egypt 🇪🇬

Shipping from China

Loading ports: Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Tianjin · Reference 40ft rate ~US$2,200 · Sea transit ~22 days.

Shipping from India

Loading ports: Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Chennai · Reference 40ft rate ~US$1,500 · Sea transit ~12 days.

Shipping from Turkey

Loading ports: Istanbul (Ambarli), Mersin, Izmir · Reference 40ft rate ~US$1,900 · Sea transit ~14 days.

Shipping from Germany

Loading ports: Hamburg, Bremerhaven · Reference 40ft rate ~US$3,200 · Sea transit ~31 days.

Shipping from Netherlands

Loading ports: Rotterdam · Reference 40ft rate ~US$3,038 · Sea transit ~29 days.

Shipping from Italy

Loading ports: Genoa, Gioia Tauro · Reference 40ft rate ~US$2,900 · Sea transit ~20 days.

Shipping from South Korea

Loading ports: Busan · Reference 40ft rate ~US$2,400 · Sea transit ~24 days.

Shipping from Vietnam

Loading ports: Ho Chi Minh (Cat Lai), Haiphong · Reference 40ft rate ~US$2,300 · Sea transit ~23 days.

Shipping from USA

Loading ports: Houston, Los Angeles, New York · Reference 40ft rate ~US$4,200 · Sea transit ~38 days.

Shipping from Egypt

Loading ports: Alexandria, Port Said, Sokhna · Reference 40ft rate ~US$1,400 · Sea transit ~6 days.

Shipping from Singapore

Loading ports: Singapore · Reference 40ft rate ~US$2,000 · Sea transit ~12 days.