M&M Leasing, through our partner company -- Plaza Popular, imports various types of finished goods through a network of six primary seaports. We also have affiliate access to an additional twenty-seven minor ports serving as destination hubs for rail or roadway delivery. Through these established relationships and industry infrastrucure, we offer complete import services that are designed to meet the specialized cargo, terminal, and nautical port service needs of our clients.
Plaza Popular has over 300 satisfied customers that import a range or finished goods and merchandise. As a service orientated business, we concentrate and excel in working with retail and department stores to arrange the import of their generic and designer label apparel products. In addition, we regularly transport containers of athletic and casual footwear, handbags, fashion accessories, and costume artisan jewelry to meet the fluctuating inventory control demands of our clients.
Outside of any inspection issues related to the contents of shared shipping containers the transport time of shipping containers measured by Plaza Popular's logistics are relatively constant, even when taking into consideration any weather and loading or unloading delays. The travel(open water) time for container transport from mainland China to Los Angeles is 20 days. The travel(open water) time for container transport from Western Europe to New York is 14 days. The travel(open water) time for container transport from Brazil to New York is 10 days. The travel(open water) time for container transport from Manzanillo to Los Angeles is 7 days.
There are many available online freight calculators that provide estimated costs for container shipping, based on the origin and destination ports. These figures can be used as a guideline, but your final cost regularly includes many other common and extra charges. A final amount due includes the main costs of pre-carriage, carriage and on-carriage services. Added to these base figures are secondary costs for unpacking, Customs clearance, and wharfage charges that are imposed by port and harbor managers. In addition, there may be a host of destination and handling fees that are imposed on incoming shipments. For a detailed estimate on shipping costs, please speak with a Plaza Popular representative.