Furniture Shipping Cost from Shenzhen to Kansas City, Missouri

Shipping from Shenzhen to the USA typically takes 3-5 days for air freight, 20-40 days for sea freight (FCL/LCL), and 1-3 days for express, depending heavily on the method, destination port (West Coast faster than East Coast), customs, and carrier, with sea freight varying from around 14-20 days for the West Coast to 30+ days for the East Coast.

The cheapest shipping from China to the US depends on weight and speed: Sea Freight (LCL/FCL) is cheapest for heavy/bulk (50kg+), taking weeks; Air Freight (3-10 days) is best for medium/heavy (150kg+) at ~$3-8/kg; while for small parcels (<2kg), specialized postal/e-packet services (like China Post, YunExpress) are cheapest but slow (7-14+ days). For mid-range items (2-20kg), express couriers (DHL/UPS/FedEx) cost more but offer speed, so compare forwarder rates.

Shipping from China to the USA takes 1 day to over a month, depending heavily on the method: Air Express (1-5 days), Air Freight (2-15 days), or Sea Freight (15-45+ days), with major factors including port congestion, customs, and the final US coast (West Coast is faster).