Freight and Logistics Impact LCL from India: plan a 5-8 week door-to-door window
For a first order, treat less-than-container-load (LCL) ocean shipping from major Indian ports such as Nhava Sheva or Mundra to Canadian gateways as a wide window once you add production handoff, consolidation, ocean transit, and customs clearance. Real times vary by lane, season, and your forwarder.
Why it matters: Don't promise customers a fixed arrival date from the factory's "cargo ready" date alone. Build buffer into your first-order timeline.
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Importing from India hubConfirm transit times with your freight forwarder
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