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+1 (818) 600-0008FCL and LCL ocean freight from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, plus air cargo from Sydney.
Customs cleared, picked up at LA and Long Beach, and delivered to your door anywhere in the U.S.
Australia is the largest foreign supplier of beef to the U.S., and around that trade moves wine, lamb, macadamias, vitamins and supplements, and specialty foods, most of it qualifying for duty-free entry under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, in force since 2005. Three east coast gateways carry the containerized share. Melbourne is the country's largest container port and serves Victoria's food and wine belt. Sydney's Port Botany covers New South Wales, and Brisbane ships the Queensland beef country. All three sail the transpacific to Los Angeles as their primary U.S. gateway.
AEEM Shipping manages the full move: FCL bookings and LCL consolidations out of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, air cargo from Sydney, customs clearance handled by licensed customs brokers while your freight is on the water, and same-day drayage at every San Pedro Bay terminal on arrival. One point of contact from Australian origin to U.S. door, tracked in real time with 24/7 dispatch.
Origin port to final door, managed by one team.
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FCL and LCL container shipping from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on direct transpacific services to LA and Long Beach.
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Same-day and next-day pickup at every LA and Long Beach terminal, with reefer capability for beef and lamb, plus pre-pull and overweight equipment.
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TSA/IAC certified air cargo from Sydney with nonstop lift to LAX in around 14 hours for samples and time-critical shipments.
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Entry filing, ISF, AUSFTA duty-free documentation, and FDA and USDA requirements for meat and food, handled by licensed customs brokers.
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Los Angeles is Australia's natural American front door, since the transpacific services from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane land at San Pedro Bay in roughly 16 to 20 days with no canal in the way. Frozen and chilled beef leads the lane in reefers bound for U.S. processors and grocers, lamb rides beside it, wine ships steadily from the Barossa and beyond to a California market that anchors demand, and the dry side carries supplements, macadamias, skincare and specialty foods from Australia's export brands.
Meat sets the compliance bar. Beef and lamb move under USDA import requirements alongside FDA registration, with cold chain unbroken from the Australian works to the U.S. cold store, and the AUSFTA's duty-free entry rides on a complete origin file per shipment. Wine needs TTB importer permits and label approvals before the first pallet lands. We build the filings into the booking, lock reefer equipment early, clear entries through licensed customs brokers while the freight is on the water, and run cold chain drayage on arrival with appointments set off the vessel ETA.
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Melbourne · Sydney · Brisbane
Straight answers on freight from Australia to the U.S.
Direct Pacific services from Callao reach LA and Long Beach in roughly 11 to 15 days port to port, with no Panama Canal transit. Chancay and Paita run similar schedules depending on service. Add time for customs clearance and drayage to final delivery.
Most qualifying Australian-origin goods enter duty-free under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, in force since 2005, provided the origin documentation is complete and the goods meet the agreement's rules of origin. We review eligibility before your cargo ships, with entries handled by licensed customs brokers.
If your cargo fills most of a 20-foot container, FCL is usually faster and cheaper per unit. Smaller volumes move LCL through consolidation at Melbourne and Sydney, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
If your cargo fills most of a 20-foot container, FCL is usually faster and cheaper per unit. Smaller volumes move LCL through consolidation at Callao, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
Yes. Meat moves under USDA import requirements alongside FDA registration, with unbroken cold chain from loading to the U.S. cold store, and wine requires TTB importer permits and label approvals. We coordinate the filings, lock reefer space early, and run cold chain drayage on arrival, with entries handled by licensed customs brokers.
Our own drayage network picks up at every San Pedro Bay terminal, with pre-pull and overweight capability, then delivers to your door or transloads in the Inland Empire.
