Trade lane

Shipping from China to Argentina

Ocean freight from China to Argentina is an actively tracked container trade lane on bexy, with 3,776 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 53 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 47 and 67 days and 90% at 73 days or less, across 484 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.

Shipments tracked
3,776
Median est. transit
53 days
Loading ports
8
Discharge ports
2

Estimated transit · China → Argentina

53days median

Middle half
47–67 days
90% within
73 days
Shipments
484

Estimated from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, which can include an inland leg; spans over 120 days are left out. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.

Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)

68days median

Middle half 51–92 days · 90% within 101 days · n = 158 shipments with a recorded discharge

Loaded on board → container discharged at the port of discharge, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates. It has no inland leg, so it is not directly comparable with the estimate, and it rests on fewer shipments because most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.

China to Argentina ocean freight

Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from China to Argentina — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 68 days (middle half 51–92 days, 90% within 101 days) across 158 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.

Cargo on this lane loads mainly at China ports including Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Ningbo and is discharged mainly at Buenos Aires and La Plata on the Argentina side.

Every China-to-Argentina shipment here travels on an Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading and is read from the carrier's own tracking record: vessel, voyage, port milestones and per-container status, re-checked after the estimated arrival (the ETA, or the last planned arrival when there is none) until arrival, for up to 30 days — free, and without an account.

Busiest origin ports · China

Destination ports · Argentina

Buenos AiresLa Plata
Top port pairs · China → Argentina
Port of loading Port of discharge Shipments Share Planned port-to-port
ShanghaiBuenos Aires2,34962%43 days median (41–46) · n = 53
QingdaoBuenos Aires82922%53 days median (49–72) · n = 253
XingangBuenos Aires3229%—
NingboBuenos Aires1143%—
XiamenBuenos Aires792%—
YantianBuenos Aires672%—
ShanghaiLa Plata5<1%—
QingdaoLa Plata4<1%—

Share is of this lane's shipments that record both ports. Planned port-to-port is the median (and middle half) from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at the port of discharge in the carrier's routing — no inland leg, unlike the transit time above — shown when at least 20 shipments have both dates; n is how many of the pair's shipments it rests on.

Planned routing: 4% of 318 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned via a transshipment port, most often Ningbo (11), Hong Kong (3); the rest are planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.

Recent shipments · China → Argentina

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to ship from China to Argentina?
The median estimated transit from China to Argentina is 53 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 47 and 67 days and 90% at 73 days or less, across 484 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival. The exact time depends on the service, any transshipment and any inland leg to the final destination.
How long does shipping from China to Argentina actually take?
The median actual transit from China to Argentina is 68 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at the port of discharge, as reported in the carrier's container events; half of these shipments took between 51 and 92 days and 90% took 101 days or less, across 158 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge. Unlike the estimated transit it ends at the port of discharge, with no inland leg, and it rests on fewer shipments: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
Which ports handle China to Argentina shipments?
Cargo most often loads at Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Ningbo. On arrival it is most often discharged at Buenos Aires and La Plata.
Is cargo from China to Argentina shipped direct or transshipped?
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 4% of the 318 China-to-Argentina shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo and Hong Kong; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
How many shipments are tracked on the China to Argentina route?
bexy has 3,776 shipments on record for the China to Argentina lane, the most recent departing Oct 1, 2026.
How do I track a China to Argentina shipment?
Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to see the vessel and voyage, port milestones and estimated arrival — free, with no login required.

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Aggregated from 3,776 tracked Bills of Lading · median estimated transit from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, over 484 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 158 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 6, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "China to Argentina Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-06, n = 3,776 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-argentina

Definitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.