Door-to-door sea freight from Bali costs roughly USD 150–250 per CBM for shared-container (LCL) cargo to the USA, as of 2026, and takes 4–8 weeks to Australia or 6–12 weeks to the USA and Europe. Published rates cover Bali pickup, export packing, customs paperwork and final delivery to your address.
That single paragraph answers what most forwarders make you email three times to get. Below: the full rate structure, transit times per route, and exactly what happens between your villa in Canggu and your front door in Sydney, Seattle or Rotterdam.
What Does Bali Sea Freight Door to Door Actually Include?
Door-to-door means one confirmed price that carries your cargo through every leg: pickup anywhere in Bali, professional export packing, trucking to the departure port, ocean freight, export customs paperwork, destination customs clearance handling, and delivery to a street address in the USA, Australia or Europe.
Following the rate structure IDP Cargo publishes for Bali LCL, a properly quoted Bali sea-freight rate should already include ocean freight, the Bali–Surabaya trucking leg, multi-location pickup, export packing, export documents and humidity-absorption measures inside the container. The extras that legitimately cost more are wood endorsement, stone endorsement and phytosanitary certificates — relevant if you’re shipping teak furniture, carved stone or plant-based decor.
Two things a door-to-door quote does not absorb, anywhere in the industry: destination import duty and GST/VAT. Those are assessed by your home country’s customs authority and billed to you as the importer. We calculate an estimate before you book, so the figure never ambushes you.
How Much Does Sea Freight From Bali Cost in 2026?
Here are the benchmark figures we quote against, all USD, as of 2026 and subject to change with fuel and season:
| Service | Capacity | Benchmark rate (USD, 2025) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCL (shared container), per CBM | Priced per cubic meter | 150–250/CBM Indonesia–USA; competitive lanes 100–150/CBM | 1–12 CBM: furniture sets, art, personal effects |
| FCL 20ft container | ~30 CBM | 2,500–4,500 Indonesia–USA (e.g., Jakarta–Los Angeles); Bali–Seattle ~3,200 | Full household moves, container-home fit-outs |
| FCL 40ft container | ~60 CBM | 4,000–7,000 Indonesia–USA; Bali–Seattle ~4,800 | Villa clear-outs, commercial furniture orders |
| FCL 40ft high cube | ~70 CBM | Quoted per route | Bulky rattan, oversized pieces |
| Cargo insurance | — | ~2% of declared goods value | Everyone; fragile and high-value cargo especially |
Industry guidance puts the LCL-to-FCL break-even near 13 CBM. Below that, pay per cubic meter; above it, a dedicated 20ft container is usually cheaper per CBM and your goods travel untouched by other shippers’ cargo.
One 2025 trend worth knowing: fuel surcharges rose about 12% during the year, and Q4 is the peak squeeze. If your dates are flexible, booking off-peak — January through August — consistently lands better rates.
How Long Does Door-to-Door Sea Freight From Bali Take?
| Destination | Ocean transit (guide, 2025–2026) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4–8 weeks | Add time for biosecurity screening on wood, rattan and used household goods |
| USA (West Coast) | 6–12 weeks | FreightAmigo’s 2025 Indonesia–USA data shows 28–45 days port to port; Bali–Seattle runs 28–38 days |
| USA (East Coast) | 6–12 weeks | Longer port pairs sit at the top of the 28–45 day band |
| Europe | 6–12 weeks | Via Singapore transshipment |
| Asia (SG, HK, JP) | 4–8 weeks | Shortest sea lanes from Indonesia |
Door-to-door adds roughly 5–10 days on top of the ocean leg for destination clearance and final delivery, depending on how quickly duty is settled and how far your address sits from the arrival port.
Why Does Cargo From Bali Route Through Surabaya?
Bali has no major deep-sea container port. LCL cargo is trucked from Bali to Surabaya’s Port of Tanjung Perak in East Java, then transshipped via Java and Singapore onto mainline vessels. That trucking leg — about 10–12 hours across the island and the Java strait — is included in our published rates, not billed as a surprise “origin charge.”
The routing matters for one practical reason: extra handling. Your goods are loaded, trucked, unloaded and reloaded before they ever meet the ocean. That’s why export packing is not an upsell for fragile cargo from Bali — it’s the difference between a carved teak daybed arriving whole or in pieces. Every LCL shipment we arrange gets export-grade packing and humidity-absorption measures as standard.
FCL works differently: the container is positioned and loaded at your location in Bali, sealed once, and opened next at destination customs. For artwork, stone and antiques, that single-touch chain is the strongest argument for going FCL even below the 13 CBM break-even.
How Does Booking Work?
- Send your cargo list. Use the quote form: what you’re shipping, rough volume, pickup area in Bali, destination address. Photos help.
- All-in quote within 24 business hours. The Ship From Bali quotes desk returns one all-in figure — freight, trucking, packing, paperwork — plus a written estimate of destination duty and GST/VAT so nothing lands on you blind.
- Pickup and export packing. Crew collects from your villa, hotel or supplier, packs to export standard, and prepares the commercial invoice with HS codes per line, packing list and Certificate of Origin. HS code updates in 2025 are mandatory, so classifications are checked current and filed electronically through Indonesia’s INSW customs system.
- Trucking and sailing. Cargo moves Bali–Surabaya, clears export customs, and ships with a Bill of Lading issued to you. You get the vessel schedule and tracking.
- Destination clearance and delivery. Customs brokerage and last-mile delivery at destination are arranged via vetted licensed partners in the USA, Australia and the EU. For Australia, fumigation and treatment documentation for wood and rattan is arranged before loading — not scrambled after a quarantine hold.
> Get your confirmed sea-freight quote — answered within 24 business hours.
> Ship From Bali is a concierge service operated by Ship From Bali, part of Juara Holding Group, since 2015. Send your cargo details through the quote form or message the quotes desk directly through the quote form on this page. You’ll receive one all-in door-to-door price, a duty estimate for your country, and a realistic sailing schedule — no hidden destination fees, no “rates on request.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Does door-to-door sea freight from Bali include import duty at my destination?
No — and no honest forwarder’s does. The door-to-door rate covers freight, packing, paperwork, destination clearance handling and delivery. Import duty and GST/VAT are assessed by your country’s customs authority and billed to you as importer. We provide a written duty estimate with every all-in quote, as of 2026, so you can budget the true landed cost.
Can I combine furniture and personal boxes in one door-to-door shipment from Bali?
Yes. LCL is priced per cubic meter, so a teak dining set, artwork and ten boxes of personal effects consolidate into one consignment under one Bill of Lading. Everything is export-packed together, trucked to Surabaya, and delivered to your door as a single delivery. This is usually the cheapest structure for moves under 13 CBM.
Will Australian customs hold my wooden or rattan furniture?
Australia enforces strict biosecurity screening on wood, rattan and used household goods. Untreated items get held, treated at your expense, or destroyed. We arrange fumigation and treatment documentation before loading in Bali, so your consignment arrives with the paperwork Australian quarantine officers expect — the single biggest factor in avoiding weeks of delay.
Is my cargo insured door to door, and what does it cost?
Marine cargo insurance runs about 2% of your declared goods value, as of 2026, covering the full journey — trucking to Surabaya, transshipment via Singapore, the ocean leg and final delivery. Given Bali LCL cargo is handled multiple times before sailing, we recommend it for anything fragile, sentimental or worth more than a few hundred dollars.
How accurate is the 24-hour all-in quote?
Confirmed means the figure holds for the volumes and cargo you declared — it isn’t a teaser rate that inflates after pickup. If your final packed volume changes at survey, the per-CBM rate stays fixed and only the measured volume adjusts. Fuel surcharges, about 15–25% of freight in 2025, are already built into the quoted price.