Ocean freight services Indonesia

February 27 2025

I. Overview Of Indonesia – Beauty Hidden In The Ocean

Indonesia, a beautiful country of ten thousand islands, is like a perfect natural picture adorned by thousands of large and small islands, scattered throughout the deep blue ocean.

The most famous is the island of Bali – with its sacred ancient temples, flowing traditional dances and high-end coastal resorts. Lombok, Bali’s pristine “brother”, offers you a wild nature exploration experience with challenging trekking trails and peaceful villages.

In recent years. This island nation is experiencing rapid and stable growth, accompanied by preferential conditions for foreign businesses (especially for Southeast Asian countries). With a young population (more than 60% under 30 years old) and a large population, it is obvious that this is a great business environment for you.

If you are still wondering how to buy, sell, export and import goods in Indonesia? Come with our sea freight service to Indonesia. Reputation – Speed – Competitiveness are our top priorities.

II. Sea Freight Transportation Routes between Indonesia and Vietnam.

ypes and methods of international sea freight can be met at 5STARTRANS. Below are some popular forms of sea freight to Thailand that we regularly receive.

Shipping MethodShipping MethodDefine 
Full container load (FCL) sea freight : Transporting goods in full 20’DC containers, 40’DC containers, refrigerated containers,… according to many forms of international tradeDoor to DoorPick up goods at the warehouse and deliver to the receiving location (at the warehouse or company)
Port to DoorPick up at port and deliver to warehouse or customer’s desired location
Less than Container Load (LCL) Sea Freight : Carry out consolidation of LCL cargo with quantity from 1 CBM to under 16 CBM to consolidate goods into containers for export or import
Port to PortDelivery and receipt at departure and destination ports, customers will hire an outside vehicle to receive goods at the port’s warehouse.

III. Process and Procedures for Sea Shipping to Thailand

Steps to TakeDetailNote
Step 1: Check information of the item to be exported– Check if the item is prohibited from export or has any special requirements.- Check if there is export tax or not.- Are the goods in the oversized or overloaded group during transportation?– If this is a special item, see which group it belongs to. You can learn more about the product group in the specific documents for the industry.
Step 2: Sign the contract, prepare goods for export abroad – After checking the necessary procedures for exporting goods, the next step in the guide to exporting goods abroad is to sign a contract with a foreign enterprise .– Quickly collect goods into export shipments and proceed with packaging and marking with codes to distinguish goods.
Step 3: Purchase insurance for export goods– We recommend that you purchase insurance because loss of goods is something no one wants, sometimes it causes great damage to the business.Insurance premium calculation formula : V = (C + F) (1 + a) / (1 – R) .In there:V: Insurance amountC: FOB price of goodsF: International freight chargesa: Expected profit (usually 10%)R: Insurance premium rate (determined by the insurance company)* You can see detailed insurance premium calculation here !​​​​
Step 4: Rent a vehicle– You can choose from 3 popular types of transportation: road, sea or air Container loading business– Container weight (tons) or weight in kg and box size for packing (for LCL cargo)
Step 5: Customs clearance​​​​​– Customs procedures for exporting and importing goods abroad is one of the mandatory regulations for all types of goods.– Declare fully and truthfully about the goods on the customs declaration so that the customs authority can check it.
Step 6: Delivery to ship– Based on detailed information of the goods, proceed to make a cargo registration form, then hand it over to the carrier in exchange for a loading number.- Communicate with the port dispatch department to know the exact time of loading goods onto the ship.- After delivering the goods to the ship, you receive a receipt from the mate in exchange for a bill of lading and make a shipping contract.– Must make a detailed declaration of goods in container if the quantity of goods does not fill a container (for LCL)
Step 7: Make payment– Payment procedures are the final result of all transactions in export business.– Based on the contract, there are suitable payment methods such as LC, TTR, DP, DA,…

IV. Container Freight Rates to Indonesia 2025

Shipping PortFCL
(USD / Cont)
LCL
(USD / CBM)

Shipping Time
(Day)
20’DC40’DC
Cat Lai – Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya90 ~ 110170 ~ 21046 – 9
Hai Phong – Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya100 ~ 1205
Da Nang – Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya100 ~ 1307

QUOTATION NOTES:

VAT not included

The price list is for reference only , sometimes the price will be slightly lower or higher depending on the time of year.

– Prices may change when gasoline prices increase by 10% from current levels.

– Receive new guest emails at won@5startrans.vn to receive discount offers.

LCL prices are often very volatile , usually only serving small and medium enterprises, so the cost is high and there are few shipments. If you need the best price with competitive customs clearance, please contact us below.

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