Trade lane
Shipping from China to Costa Rica
Ocean freight from China to Costa Rica is a tracked container trade lane on bexy, with 925 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 52 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 43 and 64 days and 90% at 73 days or less, across 93 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.
- Shipments tracked
- 925
- Median est. transit
- 52 days
- Loading ports
- 6
- Discharge ports
- 2
Estimated transit · China → Costa Rica
52days median
- Middle half
- 43–64 days
- 90% within
- 73 days
- Shipments
- 93
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.
China to Costa Rica ocean freight
Cargo on this lane loads mainly at China ports including Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Xiamen and is discharged mainly at Caldera and Moin on the Costa Rica side.
Every China-to-Costa Rica 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 a status reports the shipment at its final destination, for up to 30 days — free, and without an account.
| Port of loading | Port of discharge | Shipments | Share | Planned port-to-port | Route page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Caldera | 553 | 60% | 42 days median (39–54) · n = 24 | Shanghai → Caldera |
| Qingdao | Caldera | 173 | 19% | 53 days median (44–63) · n = 27 | Qingdao → Caldera |
| Xingang | Caldera | 78 | 8% | — | — |
| Xiamen | Caldera | 58 | 6% | — | — |
| Shanghai | Moin | 35 | 4% | — | — |
| Ningbo | Caldera | 9 | <1% | — | — |
| Ningbo | Moin | 6 | <1% | — | — |
| Xingang | Moin | 5 | <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: 36% of 56 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned via a transshipment port, most often Manzanillo (14), Lazaro Cardenas (4), Colon Container Terminal (2); 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 → Costa Rica
- TRHU4565920 · Shanghai → Moin3×
- TCKU6100292 · Qingdao → Caldera
- EGSU9359620 · Shanghai → Moin3×
- EGSU9430966 · Shanghai → Caldera2×
- GCXU6443380 · Shanghai → Caldera2×
- CAAU2324224 · Shanghai → Caldera2×
- EGHU8263747 · Shanghai → Caldera
- EITU9122153 · Qingdao → Caldera
- EISU8335248 · Shanghai → Caldera
- BEAU5149720 · Qingdao → Caldera2×
- EGSU1901289 · Qingdao → Caldera3×
- DRYU2993007 · Qingdao → Caldera
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from China to Costa Rica?
- The median estimated transit from China to Costa Rica is 52 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 43 and 64 days and 90% at 73 days or less, across 93 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.
- Which ports handle China to Costa Rica shipments?
- Cargo most often loads at Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Xiamen. On arrival it is most often discharged at Caldera and Moin.
- Is cargo from China to Costa Rica shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 36% of the 56 China-to-Costa Rica shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas and Colon Container Terminal; 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 Costa Rica route?
- bexy has 925 shipments on record for the China to Costa Rica lane, the most recent departing Oct 2, 2026.
- How do I track a China to Costa Rica 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.
Browse all 925 shipments
China → Costa Rica · filterable by port, date & weight
Aggregated from 925 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 93 shipments · data refreshed Oct 10, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "China to Costa Rica Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-10, n = 925 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-costa-ricaDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.