SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

October 30, 2023

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

Mexico is a country in Latin America, located in the southern part of North America. Mexico is currently Vietnam’s second largest trading partner in Latin America, and Vietnam is Mexico’s eighth largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. According to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in 2021, bilateral trade turnover grew positively, reaching 5.06 billion USD, up 37.5% compared to 2020. In 2022, trade between Vietnam and Mexico continued to achieve impressive growth, with a value of $2.33 billion and a growth rate of 21.9%. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Mexico and Vietnam, Vestal shipping is confident to be a top transporter to bring to Vietnam’s companies the best service in exporting and importing commodity between Vietnam and Mexico.

How does Vestal shipping support your shipment? With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such as machinery and spare parts, garment & textiles, computer, mobiles, electronic components, seafood, woody products,… with full service like inland trucking, customs clearance, export/import documents… Vestal shipping is proud to be a top logistics company specializing in providing cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules at Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep and Mexico’s port of discharges like Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Ensenada, Progreso, Altamira, Veracruz,… and reverse.

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II. SEA FREIGHT PRICE QUOTATION AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

1. FCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO FOR 20’/40’

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO	O/F		WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO	20’FT	40’FT	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Lazaro Cardenas port	1030 USD	1720 USD	TUE, WED, SUN	40 – 44 days
Cat Lai port to Manzanillo port	1030 USD	1720 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 42 days
Cat Lai port to Progreso port	1200 USD	1990 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	43 – 46 days
Cat Lai port to Altamira port	1090 USD	1970 USD	TUE, SAT	42 – 47 days
Cat Lai port to Veracruz port	1050 USD	1890 USD	TUE, SAT	45 – 48 days
Cat Lai port to Ensenada port	1100 USD	1900 USD	TUE, SAT	42 – 47 days
Hai Phong port to Lazaro Cardenas port	1230 USD	1920 USD	MON, WED, SAT	44 – 45 days
Hai Phong port to Manzanillo port	1400 USD	2190 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	42 – 47 days
Hai Phong port to Progreso port	1290 USD	2170 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	41 – 43 days
Hai Phong port to Altamira port	1250 USD	2090 USD	TUE, SAT	46 – 48 days
Hai Phong port to Veracruz port	1300 USD	2100 USD	TUE, SAT	43- 46 days
Hai Phong port to Ensenada port	1430 USD	2120 USD	TUE, SAT	43 – 45 days
Danang port to Lazaro Cardenas port	1380 USD	2300 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	46 – 48 days
Danang port to Manzanillo port	1340 USD	2220 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	46 – 47 days
Danang port to Progreso port	1390 USD	2230 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	40 – 43 days
Danang port to Altamira port	1520 USD	2250 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	44 – 45 days
Danang port to Veracruz port	1470 USD	2430 USD	TUE, SAT, SUN	45- 47 days
Danang port to Ensenada port	1100 USD	1900 USD	TUE, SAT	40 – 43 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Lazaro Cardenas port	25 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	40 – 44 days
Cat Lai port to Manzanillo port	25 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 42 days
Cat Lai port to Progreso port	28 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	43 – 46 days
Cat Lai port to Altamira port	28 USD/CBM	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	42 – 47 days
Cat Lai port to Veracruz port	27 USD/CBM	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	45 – 48 days
Cat Lai port to Ensenada port	27 USD/CBM	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	42 – 47 days
Hai Phong port to Lazaro Cardenas port	27 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	44 – 45 days
Hai Phong port to Manzanillo port	30 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	42 – 47 days
Hai Phong port to Progreso port	30 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	41 – 43 days
Hai Phong port to Altamira port	29 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	46 – 48 days
Hai Phong port to Veracruz port	29 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	43- 46 days
Hai Phong port to Ensenada port	29 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	43 – 45 days
Danang port to Lazaro Cardenas port	33 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	46 – 48 days
Danang port to Manzanillo port	32 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	46 – 47 days
Danang port to Progreso port	32 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	40 – 43 days
Danang port to Altamira port	32 USD/CBM	MON, SAT, SUN	44 – 45 days
Danang port to Veracruz port	36 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	45- 47 days
Danang port to Ensenada port	35 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	40 – 43 days

Carrier: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC Pls contact us for weekly updated detailed quotation and schedules

III. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM SEA PORTS: HOCHIMINH PORT, HAIPHONG PORT, DANANG PORT AND MEXICO SEA PORTS: LAZARO CARDENAS PORT, MANZANILLO PORT, ENSENADA PORT, PROGRESO PORT, ALTAMIRA PORT, VERACRUZ PORT

1. Mexico main international sea ports

Lázaro Cárdenas port situated between Acapulco and Manzanillo, approximately 150nm from each, at the Rio Balsas delta, is the largest Mexican seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Pacific Ocean basin. Approx 18,990,000t of cargo and 160,700TEU are handled annually.
Manzanillo port located in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, is one of the busiest ports in Mexico, responsible for handling Pacific Ocean cargo for the Mexico City area. It has 17 berths and 14 private terminals, that can handle approx 1,020 vessels, 11,100,000t of cargo, 570,000TEU, and 56,400 passengers annually.
Ensenada port situated, 120km south of west coast US border, on northeast coast of Bahia de Todos Santos. The port is protected by a breakwater approx 1,800m in length and handles container, dry bulk, general cargo vessels and cruise ships with approx 2,900,000t of cargo, 120,000TEU and 600,000 passengers handled annually.

Puerto Progreso port is situated on the north coast of Yucatan peninsula, in the Gulf of Mexico. The new port of Terminal Remota consists of a 3.5nm causeway with oil, dry bulk and container/general berths at the seaward end and a cruise terminal, 1nm along the causeway from the shoreline with approx 2,839,000t of cargo and 650 vessels handled annually.
Altamira port is situated on the Gulf of Mexico, approx 12nm north of Tampico. Approx 1,500 vessels, 12,182,000t of cargo and 397,000TEU are handled annually to serve the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and San Luis Potosi, amongst others.
Veracruz port situated on the Gulf coast of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche, is the principal port on the Gulf coast. It provides excellent well sheltered berths and handling a variety of cargoes such as general, bulk, containers, vehicles and liquid cargoes with approx 1,600 vessels, 16,00,000t of cargo and 560,000TEU handled annually.

2. Viet Nam main international sea ports

Cat Lai port is the biggest and most modern container port in Vietnam. It is linked to the National Highway No.1, the Inner and Outer Belt Highways, HCM – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway via the Inter-province Highway 25 which allows vehicles with loading capacity of up to 30 tons. Nowadays, this is the hub for export-import of goods in south Vietnam – the economic hub of the nation, which accounts for more than two-thirds of Vietnam’s economy.
Hai Phong port is a port with the largest cargo throughput in the North of Vietnam. With a system of modern equipment and complete & safe infrastructure, Hai Phong port is always a convenient location, ensuring safety and suitable for transport purposes international commercial transactions.
Da Nang port is a major port system located in Central Vietnam and lies at one end of the East–West Economic Corridor, an economic corridor connecting Vietnam with Laos, Thailand, and Burma. Despite the fact that the port’s infrastructure is not specifically designed to accommodate cruise ships, the number of large cruise ships docking at Danang Port has increased in recent years.

IV. SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to Mexico and reverse

Vestal shipping has long year experience in handling all types of container: 20DC, 40DC, reefer container, flat container with international commercial service as below:

Door to door service for FCL, trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address to buyer’s warhouse.
Port to door service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from port of loading to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to port service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge

2. LCL-Less than container load from Vietnam to Mexico and reverse

Vestal shipping has consolidation service with dimension from 1-16 CBM with multi-modes:

Door to door service for LCL: trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address, gathered at container yard then delivered to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to door service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from container yard to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to port service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge.

V. TYPES OF CONTAINER – CONTAINER SPECIFICATION SEA FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

Dry container with 20 feet (20DC), 40 feet(40DC), 45 feet(45GP) and Dry high cubes container 40HC: suitable for dry, non-oversized, non-perisable commodity.

Type	Length(meter)	Width(meter)	Height(meter)	Cube (m3)
Container 20DC	5.898	2.352	2.395	33.2 m3
Container 40DC	12.032	2.35	2.392	67.6 m3
Container 45GP	12.023	2.352	2.698	76.3 m3
Container 45HC	13.556	2.340	2.597	83.0 m3

Reffer container 20 feet (20RF), 40 feet (40RF): suitable for fresh and freezed commodity

Type	Length(meter)	Width(meter)	Heighth (meter)	Cube (m3)
Reefer Container 20 feet	5.485	2.286	2.265	28.4 m3
Reefer Container40 feet	11.572	2.296	2.521	67.0 m3

Open top container – Plat rack container – Tank container

VI. VESTAL SHIPPING’S TOP SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

Vietnam-Mexico transportation by sea and reverse: all goods can be handled by Vestal shipping excepted prohibited commodity. Vestal shipping has transportation service with cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules from Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep to Mexico’s port of discharge like Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Ensenada, Progreso, Altamira, Veracruz … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in Mexico and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Mexico country, all your shipments are handled in the most convenient and fastest way.
Other related services: export & import license, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of phytosanitary, Veterinary Certificate, Certificate of fumigation, Certificate of quality, Certificate of Comformity, Certificate of Food Hygiene and Safety

VII. TOP COMMODITIES EXPORT & IMPORT FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Machinery and spare parts – Garment and textiles – Electronic components – Foodstuff – Woody furniture – Seafood

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

Machinery and spare parts – Fertilizer – Garment and textiles – Iron & steel – Chemical

VIII. MUST-HAVE DOCUMENTS IN CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN VIETNAM AND MEXICO

E-customs declaration – Conmercial Invoice – Sales Contract – Packing List – Bill of Lading – Certificate of Origin
Other documents: Certification Origin, Fumigation, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), export license, import license…

IX. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO GET QUOTATION AND PROCEED SHIPPING

The information for quotation and handling provided by shipper

1. Full container Load-FCL, shipper need supply to Vestal shipping

MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
Type of container
Volume/Weight/Dimension
Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

2. Less container load-LCL shipper need supply to Vestal shipping:

MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
Volume/Weight/Dimension of carton
Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

X. HANDLING PROCESS OF EXPORTING/IMPORTING COMMODITY FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO AND REVERSE

Step 1: Check information for commodity

Check if the commodity is prohibited to export/import in Portugal and Vietnam or not
Check if the commodity is taxed or not
Check whether the commodity have any special transport requirements or not
Check if the commodity is oversized, liquid, dangerous or not

Step 2: Sign the contract, prepare the commodity for ready export

After step 1, seller and buyer need to sign a commercial contract, prepare quality, quantity and other specifications of commodity, pack and label them.

Step 3: Buy insurance for the commodity

The advantage of buying insurance for commodity is to reduce risks and losses in transportation.

Step 4: Booking

According to commercial contract, Incoterm, need clarify:

Whether seller or buyer book space on vessel for shipment
What is the mode of transportation optimized in cost-saving, time-saving like inland trucking, multiple transportation by air, sea, truck, rail
Delivery conditions such as FOB, CFR, DDU, DDP …

Step 5: Customs procedures

It is obligate to make customs clearance for export import commodity. Following below steps:

Customs declaration with the correct and detail charater of commodity
Packing commodity orderly to be convenient for inspection
Compliancing the custom’s decision

Step 6: On boarding

Giving the carrier shipping instruction
Knowing the time that commodity is carried on vessel by dispatcher
Receiving bill of lading from carrier

Step 7: Payment

After seller gives buyer bill of lading, buyer must arrange payment according to payment term showed in commercial contract such as LC, TTR, DP, DA, …

XI. THE NOTES OF SEA TRANSPORTATION FROM VIETNAM TO MEXICO

Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into Mexico
Checking export tax in Vietnam
Making sure that Mexico buyer has import license for commodities such as foodstuff, medicine, plant, live stock
Completing Certificate of Origin-CO from Vietnam seller to be preferential tax by Mexico buyer
Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
Packing commodity firmly
Choosing the trust Mexico -Vietnam transpoter

XII. VESTAL SHIPPING IS ONE OF LEADING VIETNAM – MEXICO TRANSPOTERS

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Mexico’s ports (Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Ensenada, Progreso, Altamira, Veracruz) to Vietnam (Hai Phong, Cat Lai, Da Nang) and reverse. Vestal shipping is your best choice with:

Fast quote: It takes 15-30 minutes for us to offer you quotation, vessel schedule and trace your shipment.
On time customs clearance: It takes 1-2 days in customs clearance at port of loading and port of discharge
Commitment: Vestal shipping has a good relationship with agents in Portugal, so we guarantee to support the best freight rates, stable schedules, ensure commodity delivered to businesses quickly and safely
Force of staff: Vestal shipping’ staff presents at Vietnam and Portugal ports for supporting anytime to your shipment
Office and branch: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Long An, Ho Chi Minh, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Cat Lai, Da Nang, Quang Ngai

XIII. VESTAL SHIPPING’S AGENT SYSTEM IN VIETNAM AND MEXICO

Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of Mexico such as DHL Mexico, FedEx Mexico, UPS Mexico, Maersk Mexico, Kuehne + Nagel Mexico, Panalpina Mexico, Expeditors Mexico, DB Schenker Mexico, Agility Mexico, C.H. Robinson Mexico.
Vestal shipping has signed long-term contracts with shipping lines: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC, …
Vestal shipping has experienced, proactive, felixible staffs in handling shipment.

Therefore, we will help to optimize your supply chain in terms of financial, operational and information flows. We provide a comprehensive range of services delivering your efficiency and the best satisfaction.