How long does shipping from China to Mexico actually take?

The median actual transit from China to Mexico is 22 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 19 and 26 days and 90% took 31 days or less, across 561 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 Mexico shipments?

Cargo most often loads at Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Ningbo. On arrival it is most often discharged at Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas and Ensenada.

Is cargo from China to Mexico shipped direct or transshipped?

In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 2% of the 523 China-to-Mexico shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo, Hong Kong and Pusan; 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 Mexico route?

bexy has 17,872 shipments on record for the China to Mexico lane, the most recent departing Oct 2, 2026.

How do I track a China to Mexico 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.

Trade lane

Shipping from China to Mexico

Ocean freight from China to Mexico is a high-volume container trade lane on bexy, with 17,872 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 21 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 19 and 29 days and 90% at 35 days or less, across 633 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.

Shipments tracked: 17,872
Median est. transit: 21 days
Loading ports: 18
Discharge ports: 3

Estimated transit · China → Mexico

21days median

Middle half: 19–29 days
90% within: 35 days
Shipments: 633

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)

22days median

Middle half 19–26 days · 90% within 31 days · n = 561 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.

Schedule slip vs plan

+1day median · after the planned arrival

Middle half 0 to +3 days · n = 61 shipments with both a planned arrival and a recorded discharge on this lane, across 21 sailings

Per shipment, the day a container was discharged at the port of discharge minus the carrier's first planned arrival there — whole days, exact to within a day either way; negative means ahead of plan. Each shipment is measured against its own plan, so it is a plain count, not weighted by volume. A sailing is one vessel voyage: every container on a late vessel is late together, so the slip is shown only when its shipments came on at least 5 sailings.

China to Mexico ocean freight

Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from China to Mexico — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 22 days (middle half 19–26 days, 90% within 31 days) across 561 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 Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas and Ensenada on the Mexico side.

Every China-to-Mexico 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

Shanghai Qingdao Xingang Ningbo Xiamen Shekou

Destination ports · Mexico

Manzanillo Lazaro Cardenas Ensenada

Top port pairs · China → Mexico
Port of loading	Port of discharge	Shipments	Share	Planned port-to-port	Slip vs plan
Shanghai	Manzanillo	11,556	65%	20 days median (19–22) · n = 281	—
Shanghai	Lazaro Cardenas	2,174	12%	29 days median (27–32) · n = 23	—
Qingdao	Manzanillo	1,514	8%	19 days median (17–21) · n = 147	+1 day median · n = 48, 15 sailings
Xingang	Manzanillo	717	4%	—	—
Ningbo	Manzanillo	385	2%	—	—
Qingdao	Lazaro Cardenas	233	1%	—	—
Ningbo	Lazaro Cardenas	222	1%	—	—
Shanghai	Ensenada	217	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. Slip vs plan is the median, per shipment, of the actual discharge day minus that planned arrival day, over the pair's shipments with both a planned arrival and a recorded discharge (negative means ahead of plan), shown when at least 20 such shipments across at least 5 sailings back it; n is how many shipments, and sailings how many vessel voyages carried them.

Planned routing: 2% of 523 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned via a transshipment port, most often Ningbo (4), Hong Kong (3), Pusan (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 → Mexico

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to ship from China to Mexico?: The median estimated transit from China to Mexico is 21 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 19 and 29 days and 90% at 35 days or less, across 633 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 Mexico actually take?: The median actual transit from China to Mexico is 22 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 19 and 26 days and 90% took 31 days or less, across 561 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 Mexico shipments?: Cargo most often loads at Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang and Ningbo. On arrival it is most often discharged at Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas and Ensenada.
Is cargo from China to Mexico shipped direct or transshipped?: In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 2% of the 523 China-to-Mexico shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo, Hong Kong and Pusan; 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 Mexico route?: bexy has 17,872 shipments on record for the China to Mexico lane, the most recent departing Oct 2, 2026.
How do I track a China to Mexico 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 17,872 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 633 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 561 shipments with a recorded discharge · schedule slip vs plan over 61 shipments with both dates, across 21 sailings · data refreshed Oct 6, 2026 · how these figures are built.

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bexy, "China to Mexico Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-06, n = 17,872 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-mexico

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