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+1 (818) 600-0008FCL and LCL ocean freight from Valencia, Algeciras and Barcelona, plus air cargo from Madrid.
Customs cleared, picked up at LA and Long Beach, and delivered to your door anywhere in the U.S.
Spain ships over $22 billion in goods to the U.S. a year, and the mix runs from the table to the job site: olive oil from the world's largest producer, wine from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, ceramic tile from the Castellón cluster, natural stone, machinery, auto parts and pharmaceuticals. Three Mediterranean gateways move the containers. Valencia is Spain's largest container port and sits next to the tile belt that supplies American builders. Algeciras at the Strait of Gibraltar is one of Europe's busiest transshipment hubs with constant vessel calls. Barcelona covers Catalonia's industrial and consumer exporters.
AEEM Shipping manages the full move: FCL bookings and LCL consolidations out of Valencia, Algeciras and Barcelona, air cargo from Madrid, 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 Spanish 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 Valencia, Algeciras and Barcelona 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 overweight capability for tile and stone loads, plus pre-pull and reefer equipment.
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TSA/IAC certified air cargo from Amsterdam Schiphol, one of Europe's largest cargo hubs, for high-value equipment 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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Spanish cargo splits between the pantry and the pallet jack. Olive oil and wine move steadily to a California market that buys more of both than any other state, and Castellón's ceramic tile fills some of the heaviest containers on the lane, loads that routinely run overweight and need permitted drayage on arrival. Around them move natural stone, machinery, auto parts and pharmaceuticals. All-water services from Valencia and Algeciras reach San Pedro Bay in roughly 24 to 29 days, with Algeciras offering some of the densest vessel choice in the Mediterranean.
Each cargo type carries its own requirement. Wine needs TTB importer permits and label approvals before arrival, olive oil and food need an FDA-registered facility and prior notice, and tile at 24 tons a box needs the overweight permits and tri-axle chassis arranged before the vessel docks, not after. We sort the requirements per shipment, file ISF before loading, clear entries through licensed customs brokers while the freight is on the water, and on arrival run the right equipment with appointments set off the vessel ETA and pre-pulls when free time runs short.
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Valencia · Algeciras · Barcelona
Straight answers on freight from Spain to the U.S.
All-water services from Valencia and Algeciras through the Panama Canal reach LA and Long Beach in roughly 24 to 29 days port to port. Barcelona runs 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, and overweight tile or reefer wine loads price differently than standard dry. 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 Valencia and Barcelona, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
Yes. Ceramic tile routinely ships overweight and needs permitted drayage with tri-axle chassis on arrival, which we arrange before the vessel docks. Wine requires TTB importer permits and label approvals, and olive oil and food require an FDA-registered facility and prior notice. Entries are 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.
