Is there really road freight to the Americas?

Not as a single truck journey, the Atlantic makes that impossible. "Road freight to the Americas" means a door-to-door chain: our trucks handle the European leg to and from the port or airport, an ocean or air carrier crosses the Atlantic, and customs is cleared both ends. We manage the whole thing as one service.

How long does shipping to the USA or Canada take?

It depends heavily on the coast. The US East Coast and eastern Canada are the fastest transatlantic ocean lane at roughly 10–16 days port-to-port; the US West Coast runs via the Panama Canal at around 20–35 days; Latin America is 15–28 depending on the port. Air is about 2–5 days. Add European road pre-carriage, customs and final delivery, real door-to-door is often 20–25 days plus even when the crossing itself is short.

Who handles US and Canadian customs?

We handle the European export or import side directly, clearance, EORI, commodity codes, T1. Destination clearance in the USA (including the pre-loading ISF "10+2" filing and CBP entry) and Canada (CARM, now fully mandatory since January 2026, and eManifest) is coordinated through our customs-broker partners there, sequenced so the filings are never late.

What Incoterm should I use for a transatlantic shipment?

It depends on how much of the far-side risk and cost you want to carry. FOB and CIF are common for ocean exports; DAP or DDP push more onto the seller, with DDP meaning you'd owe destination duty and clearance. Tell us your role (buyer or seller) and we'll recommend the term that fits and build the chain around it.

Can you ship both exports from Europe and imports back?

Yes, the service runs both directions. European manufacturers exporting to the Americas and importers bringing goods back are handled the same way, with our road legs in Europe and partner ocean/air and destination clearance on the far side, all on one contract.

Road Freight

Road Freight to the Americas & Canada: Door-to-Door via Sea & Air

There's no truck route across the Atlantic, so "road freight to the Americas" really means a door-to-door chain: road pre-carriage across Europe to the port or airport, an ocean or air main leg, customs both ends, and delivery on the far side. Cargo Logistic Solutions manages that chain in both directions - European exports to the USA, Canada and Latin America, and imports back, running the European road legs on our contracted fleet and coordinating the overseas legs and destination clearance through vetted partners. One contract, one logistician, origin to door.

We move full containers, part-loads and air consignments for exporters, importers and distributors. Tell us the origin, destination, volume and Incoterm, and we come back with sea and air options and an all-in price.

Get a quote in 15 minutes. Send loading and delivery points plus the pallet count. We reply with the format, transit and a rate.

Sea or air across the Atlantic

Unlike China, there's no rail land-bridge, the choice is ocean versus air, traded off between cost and speed:

Mode / lane	Indicative transit (port/airport)	Best for
Sea - US East Coast / eastern Canada	~10–16 days	Fastest transatlantic ocean lane
Sea - US West Coast	~20–35 days (via Panama)	Pacific and inland US destinations
Sea - Latin America	~15–28 days (port-dependent)	Brazil, Mexico and regional ports
Air	~2–5 days	Urgent, high-value, light cargo

These are port-to-port (or airport-to-airport) figures. Real door-to-door time is longer, add road pre-carriage in Europe, customs both ends and final delivery, and in 2026, slow-steaming and port bunching mean a 12-day Atlantic crossing can still be a 20–25 day door-to-door journey. We quote the full timeline, not just the sailing. See sea freight and air freight for each leg.

FCL, LCL and consolidation

FCL (full container) - a sealed 20ft/40ft box, best cost per unit at volume.
LCL (part-load) - consolidated with other cargo; you pay for the space used.
Consolidation, several suppliers or orders grouped into one shipment to cut cost and simplify clearance.

On the European side we handle the road leg to and from the port or airport, from a full truckload to groupage, and deliver imported cargo to the final European address.

Customs both ends, where transatlantic trade trips up

Two customs jurisdictions, not one, and each has filings that must happen before the goods move:

European side. Our in-house broker handles EU export and import clearance, EORI, commodity codes and T1 transit where goods move under bond.
US side. Ocean imports into the USA require an Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2") before the vessel loads, plus CBP entry; US exports need the electronic EEI/AES filing. We coordinate this through US customs-broker partners.
Canada. Entry under the CBSA CARM system, which became fully mandatory from 1 January 2026, importers now register directly and post their own financial security rather than relying on a broker's bond, plus advance eManifest.

Getting classification, valuation and the pre-loading filings right up front is what prevents a container being held, or a penalty for a late ISF.

Incoterms decide who does what

On a transatlantic move, the Incoterm is the contract's backbone: EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP or DDP set where our responsibility begins and ends, who clears customs on each side, and who carries duty and taxes. DDP into the USA, for example, means the seller owns US import duty and clearance, a common trap for European exporters. Tell us the term and we build the chain to match, or advise which one protects your margin.

The European legs are ours

What we control directly is the European end: road collection to the port or airport, export handling, and, on imports, clearance and delivery to the consignee on our contracted trucks, with temperature control or oversized handling where needed, all under the same contract and CMR cover for the European road leg. The overseas ocean/air leg and destination clearance run through established partners, coordinated by the same logistician who booked your shipment. See the full range of European road and multimodal services we combine into a single chain.

What determines the price

Mode, sea vs air, FCL vs LCL.
Lane and coast - East Coast/Canada, West Coast (via Panama), or Latin America.
Volume, containers, CBM or chargeable weight.
Incoterm, how much origin- and destination-side cost sits in our scope.
Customs both ends, duty, taxes, ISF/entry filings.
European road legs, pre-carriage and final delivery distance.
Terminal charges, handling, demurrage risk, deconsolidation.

For regular transatlantic flows we set up contract terms with agreed rates and reserved European delivery capacity.

How we keep the chain intact

The failure point in intercontinental trade is always the handover between legs and jurisdictions. We remove it by owning the coordination: one logistician books the ocean or air leg, sequences the customs filings on both sides so nothing is late, runs the European road legs, and gives you a single point of contact and tracking across the whole journey.

Request a route quote and we'll come back with pricing and the next available slot the same day.