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+1 (818) 600-0008FCL and LCL ocean freight from Sines, Leixões and Lisbon, plus air cargo from Lisbon.
Customs cleared, picked up at LA and Long Beach, and delivered to your door anywhere in the U.S.
Portugal ships over $6 billion in goods to the U.S. a year, and the catalog is distinctly Portuguese: pharmaceuticals, apparel and footwear from the northern factory belt, cork from the country that produces most of the world's supply, Port and Vinho Verde, olive oil, ceramics and furniture. Three Atlantic gateways move it. Sines south of Lisbon is Portugal's deep-water container port and the main transatlantic gate. Leixões outside Porto serves the north, where the textile and footwear industries live. Lisbon covers the center. Sitting on Europe's Atlantic edge, Portugal is also the continent's shortest crossing to the Panama Canal.
AEEM Shipping manages the full move: FCL bookings and LCL consolidations out of Sines, Leixões and Lisbon, air cargo from Lisbon, 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 Portuguese 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 Sines, Leixões and Lisbon on all-water services through the Panama Canal 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 Lisbon for samples, footwear launches, and time-critical shipments to LAX.
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Entry filing, ISF, FDA prior notice for food and olive oil, and TTB requirements for wine, handled by licensed customs brokers.
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Portugal's lane rewards attention because the cargo is specialized. The northern belt around Porto ships apparel and some of Europe's best footwear through Leixões, cork moves as sheets, stoppers and flooring to a wine and construction market California anchors, and Port, Vinho Verde and olive oil ride the same FDA and TTB rails as the rest of southern Europe's table. All-water services from Sines reach San Pedro Bay in roughly 23 to 28 days, the shortest European mainland crossing to the West Coast, with Leixões and Lisbon cargo feeding the same transatlantic loops.
The routing question is the standard European one, answered per shipment: all-water to LA against East Coast discharge plus a transcontinental inland leg, compared on total landed cost, and for California-bound wine, cork and food the LA discharge usually wins. Wine needs TTB importer permits and label approvals before arrival, food and olive oil need an FDA-registered facility and prior notice, and we build both into the booking. Entries clear through licensed customs brokers while the freight is on the water, and on arrival we keep the box moving with appointments set off the vessel ETA and pre-pulls when free time runs short.
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Straight answers on freight from Portugal to the U.S.
All-water services from Sines through the Panama Canal reach LA and Long Beach in roughly 23 to 28 days port to port, the shortest European mainland crossing to the West Coast. Leixões and Lisbon run similar schedules. Add time for customs clearance and drayage to final delivery.
It depends where your customers are. If your distribution is in California or the western U.S., an all-water routing to LA usually beats East Coast discharge plus a transcontinental inland move on total landed cost. We compare both ways for your specific lane before booking.
Rates move with container size, season, fuel surcharges, and routing. Send us the origin, cargo, and volume and we return a real all-in quote covering ocean freight, destination charges, duties, 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 Sines and Leixões, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
Yes. Port and other wines require TTB importer permits and label approvals before arrival, and food and olive oil require an FDA-registered facility and a prior notice filing. Cork ships as standard dry cargo. We coordinate the requirements per shipment, with entries handled by a licensed customs broker.
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.
