Freight services
20ft Container Transport to Juba
The right box for dense, heavy cargo. A 20ft container reaches its weight limit long before it runs out of space, which is exactly what you want for the goods below.
Published 20ft rates
From Mombasa
| Route | Container size | Cargo origin | FCL transport rate | Currency | Transit time | Container handling conditions | Port charges | Customs brokerage | Deposit & detention | Empty return | Rate validity |
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| Mombasa to Juba | 20ft | Kenyan export | Contact us for current rates | USD | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | |
| Mombasa to Juba | 20ft | International transit | Contact us for current rates | USD | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us |
From Nairobi
| Route | Container size | Cargo origin | FCL transport rate | Currency | Transit time | Container handling conditions | Port charges | Customs brokerage | Deposit & detention | Empty return | Rate validity |
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| Nairobi to Juba | 20ft | Kenyan export | Contact us for current rates | USD | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | |
| Nairobi to Juba | 20ft | International transit | Contact us for current rates | USD | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us | Confirm with us |
When a 20ft is the right choice
A 20ft has roughly half the internal volume of a 40ft but a payload capacity that is much closer to it. For heavy cargo that means a 20ft is usually the cheaper unit, because you will hit the weight limit either way and you're not paying for volume you cannot use.
Typical 20ft cargo on this route:
- Cement, tiles, sanitary ware and other building materials
- Steel, pipes, rebar and metal products
- Machine parts, generators, pumps and compressors
- Tinned and packaged food in dense cartons
- Bagged goods
Typical cargo that wants a 40ft instead:
- Furniture, mattresses and foam products
- Empty packaging, plastics and insulation
- Light consumer goods in large cartons
- Anything where you fill the box before you reach the weight limit
Compare with 40ft container transport
Axle loads matter more than you think
A 20ft loaded to its maximum gross weight is a heavy unit on a long road haul through three countries, each with its own axle load enforcement. Overloading doesn't just risk a fine; it risks the truck being stopped and the cargo being transhipped at your cost. Tell us the actual gross weight when you ask for a rate, not an estimate.
What the rate includes
Every published row states its own inclusions. In general, expect the following to sit outside the transport rate unless the table says otherwise:
- Port charges levied by Kenya Ports Authority
- The shipping line's container deposit, detention and demurrage
- Import duty and taxes assessed in South Sudan (see import duties and taxes)
- Customs brokerage, where shown as excluded
- Offloading at the consignee's premises
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Tell us what you are shipping
Send us the cargo description, weight or volume, and the pickup and delivery addresses. We reply with a written rate, the transit time and the documents you will need.
Kenyan export or international transit?
The rate tables above split 20ft rates by cargo origin, because the two are cleared differently: