Freight Routes & Shipping Lanes
Practical, route-by-route guides with indicative rates, transit times, weekly departures and customs requirements — for the lanes our customers ship most, to and from Riga, Latvia.
Routes by Country
Every Unicore route page and lane guide, listed by the country the cargo ships from. Exports from Latvia are listed by destination country. Besides the route pages, the cards list detailed guides, for example on Japan, Shenzhen, Alibaba orders, the USA, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
Imports to Latvia by Origin Country
From Dubai
From Hong Kong
From India
From Indonesia
From Japan
Exports from Latvia by Destination
To Azerbaijan
To Kazakhstan
To South America
To Uzbekistan
Cross-Trade: Cargo Does Not Enter Latvia
From Third Countries
Sea Freight
Sea Freight from China to Latvia — FCL & LCL Container Shipping to Riga
Unicore Overseas is a freight forwarder in Riga that ships FCL and LCL ocean containers from all major Chinese ports (Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen/Yantian, Qingdao) to the Port of Riga, Latvia. Typical port-to-port transit is 38–48 days for a full container (45–55 days for LCL), and a 40'HC container runs an indicative €3,200–4,200; Unicore's in-house customs brokers clear the container in Riga under your EORI number and deliver to your door anywhere in Latvia.
View route guideReefer Container Shipping from Vietnam & Asia to Riga — Temperature-Controlled Ocean Freight
Unicore ships refrigerated (reefer) containers from Vietnam, Thailand and wider Asia to Riga with continuous temperature control from −25 °C to +25 °C, ideal for food, beverages and pharma. Indicative 40' reefer rates are €4,400–6,600 port-to-port with 35–48 day transit and cold-chain integrity documented end to end.
View route guideLCL Consolidation from China to Riga — Less-than-Container Groupage via Warsaw
Unicore consolidates small shipments (LCL) from China to Riga, so you pay only for the cubic metres you use — an indicative €100–180 per CBM with a 1 CBM minimum. Boxes route via European gateways and the Warsaw hub, with deconsolidation and customs handled before final delivery in Latvia.
View route guideSea Freight from India to Latvia — FCL & LCL Container Shipping to Riga with Pre-Arrival Customs
Unicore ships FCL and LCL sea freight from India to Latvia — Nhava Sheva (Mumbai), Mundra and Chennai to Riga in 30–42 days — with the import declaration pre-lodged so your cargo clears without demurrage. Indicatively, LCL cargo runs €85–150 per CBM (1 CBM minimum) and a 40' container €2,500–4,200 port-to-port. Indicative prices last checked: 5 September 2026.
View route guideRoRo & Breakbulk Shipping from Riga to South America — Vehicles, Machinery & Project Cargo
Unicore ships wheeled units, machinery and oversized project cargo from Riga to South America — Brazil (Santos), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Chile (San Antonio, Valparaíso), Peru (Callao) and Colombia (Cartagena) — via RoRo and breakbulk/out-of-gauge services. Transit is typically 28–40 days; RoRo units are quoted per cubic metre or lane metre and heavy-lift project cargo is engineered and quoted per shipment.
View route guideContainer Shipping from Latvia to South Korea, Japan & China — Ocean Export from Riga
Unicore exports FCL and LCL ocean containers from Riga to the main Asian ports — Busan and Incheon (South Korea), Tokyo and Yokohama (Japan), Shanghai and Ningbo (China) — with full export documentation, EU preferential-origin statements and destination-agent delivery. Typical port-to-port transit is 38–50 days and an indicative 40'HC runs €2,800–4,200.
View route guideCross-Trade Sea Freight from China to Mexico — FCL and LCL Containers Arranged by Unicore Without Routing via Latvia
Unicore arranges cross-trade ocean shipments from China to Mexico as the controlling forwarder in Riga: the container sails directly from Shanghai, Shenzhen or Ningbo to Manzanillo or Lázaro Cárdenas in 20–28 days and never enters Latvia or the EU. Indicative 2026 FCL rates are €2,300–3,300 per 20' and €3,000–4,500 per 40'HC port-to-port, under neutral House B/L with switch B/L where margin protection is needed.
View route guideAir Freight
Air Freight from China to Latvia — Door-to-Door Air Cargo to Riga (RIX)
Unicore moves air cargo from China (PVG, PEK, CAN, SZX, HKG) to Riga International Airport (RIX) in 3–7 days, with an indicative rate of €4.00–8.00 per chargeable kg. As Latvia's only dual IATA CASS + DGR certified forwarder, we book directly on carrier allotments and handle dangerous goods, customs and door delivery. We deliver door-to-door: pickup at your supplier in China, uplift to RIX, customs at Riga Airport and truck delivery anywhere in Latvia.
View route guideAir Freight from Latvia to the USA — Riga (RIX) to New York (JFK/EWR), Chicago (ORD) & Los Angeles (LAX)
Unicore ships air cargo both ways between Riga (RIX) and the United States (JFK, LAX, ORD, MIA) in 2–5 days, at an indicative €4.00–8.00 per chargeable kg. We handle US export filing (EEI/AES), IATA dangerous goods, customs and door delivery on both continents.
View route guideUrgent Express Air Freight to Riga — Same-Day to 48h from Hong Kong & Dubai
When cargo can't wait, Unicore's uEXPRESS service moves urgent air freight from Hong Kong (HKG) and Dubai (DXB) to Riga (RIX) in as little as 24–48 hours, with an indicative €6–12 per chargeable kg. We book next-flight-out capacity, clear customs on landing, and deliver door-to-door — including IATA dangerous goods.
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