United States
Whether you choose ocean freight container shipping or air container shipping, you’re going to find the cheapest shipping services for long distances. Ocean container shipping tends to be less expensive than air freight, but the time it takes to cross the ocean on a ship makes the product transfer a little slower. Containers designed for air freight are either 20 feet in length or 40 feet in length, depending on the shipping service. Rail freight options are also among the cheapest shipping services if you’re keeping products in the country according to Parcel Handler. Cheap container shipping depends greatly on the shipping lanes used, the current shipping fuel costs and the time of the year. The busiest months of the year tend to begin in July and extend through October, as stores stock their shelves with products for the upcoming holiday season. This means that the cheapest shipping services are available outside of those months. A 20-foot container from the United States to Canada may average around $400 while the same container headed to Israel is almost $2,000 to ship according to MoverDB.