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+1 (818) 600-0008FCL and LCL ocean freight from Haifa and Ashdod, plus air cargo from Ben Gurion.
Customs cleared, picked up at LA and Long Beach, and delivered to your door anywhere in the U.S.
Israel ships $20.6 billion in goods to the U.S. a year, and the mix is the most technology-heavy in the Middle East: semiconductors and electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, machinery, plastics and irrigation equipment. It also moves under a unique advantage, since the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement, America's first FTA, in force since 1985, lets most Israeli-origin goods enter duty-free with the right documentation. Two Mediterranean ports carry the containerized trade. Haifa in the north is the country's main gateway and home port of ZIM, Israel's own global carrier. Ashdod serves the center and south, closest to Tel Aviv's industrial belt.
AEEM Shipping manages the full move: FCL bookings and LCL consolidations out of Haifa and Ashdod, air cargo from Ben Gurion, 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 Israeli 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 Haifa and Ashdod on transatlantic and all-water routings to LA and Long Beach.
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Same-day and next-day pickup at every LA and Long Beach terminal, with pre-pull, overweight, and reefer capability.
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TSA/IAC certified air cargo from Ben Gurion for semiconductors, medical devices, and time-critical shipments where ocean transit is too slow.
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Entry filing, ISF, and U.S.-Israel FTA duty-free documentation, handled by licensed customs brokers.
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Israeli cargo is high value per kilo, which shapes every decision on the lane. Semiconductors, medical devices and pharmaceuticals often justify Ben Gurion air freight to LAX, while machinery, plastics, irrigation systems and consumer goods ride ocean from Haifa and Ashdod. Ocean routings to the West Coast run roughly 30 to 38 days, typically transshipping at a Mediterranean hub before the Atlantic and Panama crossing, so an LA discharge is a deliberate choice, and the right one when your distribution sits in the western U.S. instead of adding a transcontinental leg from an East Coast pier.
The FTA is the lane's quiet money-saver and its paperwork burden at once. Duty-free entry under the U.S.-Israel agreement requires proper origin documentation, a certificate of origin done right, and goods that actually qualify under the rules, and a sloppy file forfeits the benefit on cargo that earned it. We build FTA documentation review into the booking, run the air-versus-ocean comparison honestly per shipment, apply high-value handling with minimal terminal dwell on arrival, and clear entries through licensed customs brokers while the freight is on the water.
Port list lineHaifa · Ashdod
Straight answers on freight from Israel to the U.S.
Ocean routings from Haifa and Ashdod reach LA and Long Beach in roughly 30 to 38 days, typically transshipping at a Mediterranean hub before crossing the Atlantic and the Panama Canal. Air freight from Ben Gurion reaches LAX in one to two days. Add time for customs clearance and drayage to final delivery.
Most Israeli-origin goods qualify for duty-free entry under the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement, in force since 1985, provided the origin documentation is complete and the goods meet the agreement's rules of origin. We review FTA eligibility and documentation before your cargo ships, with entries handled by licensed customs brokers.
Rates move with container size, season, fuel surcharges, and routing, and FTA duty savings can meaningfully change the landed cost picture. Send us the origin, cargo, and volume and we return a real all-in quote covering ocean freight, destination charges, and delivery.
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 Haifa and Ashdod, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
It depends on value and urgency. Semiconductors, medical devices and pharmaceutical shipments often justify air freight from Ben Gurion to LAX in one to two days, while machinery, plastics and consumer goods usually ride ocean at a fraction of the cost. We quote both honestly so you can compare landed cost against transit.
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.
