Mattress Shipping Cost from Busan to Los Angeles, California

Shipping from Korea to the US varies wildly, from ~$30 for small, light USPS items to $100s for heavier parcels via DHL/FedEx, with air freight costing $7-$100+/kg depending on weight, while ocean freight is cheaper for bulk but slower, and factors like volumetric weight, speed (air vs. sea), and item value (duties/insurance) heavily influence final costs.

Shipping from Korea to the US takes days to weeks for air freight (fastest) and weeks to months for sea freight (cheapest), depending heavily on the service (Express, Standard, Economy), carrier (FedEx, USPS, EMS), and customs, with express air taking 3-8 days and surface mail potentially 1-3 months.

Shipping from Japan to California varies greatly by method: Express Air (DHL, FedEx) takes 1-4 business days, Standard Air/Priority Mail (USPS, EMS) takes 5-14 days, while Ocean Freight (sea cargo) is much slower, ranging from 2-6 weeks, with post office surface mail potentially taking 2-3 months. The biggest factors are speed versus cost: air is fast and expensive; sea is slow and cheap.