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DThai Company Limited ships rice, sugar and sunflower oil worldwide. This page sets out how shipping actually works with us, so there are no surprises once an order is placed.
We ship to the Middle East and Gulf, West and Central Africa, Southeast and East Asia, Europe, and the Americas. If your market is not listed, ask — it usually just means we have not yet cleared the import protocol for it.
Full container load (FCL) is standard for bulk orders; smaller trial orders can be arranged as less-than-container-load (LCL) where the route supports it.
Standard orders are packed and ready to load within 7–14 days of a confirmed contract, depending on product and volume. We will confirm a firm date at the time of quotation.
Freight is quoted per shipment based on destination port, volume and current carrier rates, and confirmed before the order is finalised.
We share the booking confirmation and tracking details once the container is loaded, and remain reachable by email or WhatsApp for the duration of transit.
Import duties, taxes and customs clearance in the destination country are the buyer’s responsibility unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Cargo insurance can be arranged on request. Any claim for loss or damage in transit should be raised with us immediately on arrival, with photographic evidence, so we can support a claim with the carrier or insurer.
Most of our export volume moves through Bangkok Port and Laem Chabang, both with regular sailings to the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Containers bound for the Caribbean and parts of Latin America are usually routed through a transshipment hub such as Colón in Panama.
Transit depends on destination and routing. As a guide, Caribbean ports such as Kingston or San Juan typically take 40 to 55 days from sailing, including transshipment. We confirm the routing and an estimated arrival date with the booking.
Under FOB, we deliver the loaded container at the Thai port and you arrange ocean freight. Under CIF, we book freight and insurance to your destination port and include them in the price. Many first-time importers choose CIF for simplicity; buyers with their own freight forwarder often prefer FOB.
A 20ft container holds roughly 24 to 27 tonnes of bagged rice depending on bag size and stacking; a 40ft container around 26 to 28 tonnes. Sugar loads by weight in 50kg or jumbo bags, and bulk sunflower oil can ship in a flexitank fitted inside a 20ft container. Mixed loads of several products are possible in one container.
Rice is fumigated before loading and ships with a fumigation certificate and a phytosanitary certificate. Some destinations also require documents to be legalised by their embassy, which adds time, so tell us your destination at quotation stage. Read our guide to container shipping documentation and lead times for more detail.
For a shipping quote or a question about an existing order, contact us using the details below.
Tell us what you need and we will come back with a quotation and, where relevant, a sample pack list.
Most buyers don’t care how a container gets from Bangkok to their port, as long as it arrives on time with the right papers. Still, knowing the steps helps you plan. Here is how container shipping from Thailand works with us.
Rough port-to-port times: one to two weeks to Southeast Asia, two to four weeks to the Gulf, three to five weeks to East and Southern Africa, four to seven weeks to West Africa, four to six weeks to Europe, and five to eight weeks to the Americas and the Caribbean. Add two to four weeks before sailing for packing, inspection and loading.
A 20ft container holds about 25 metric tons of rice or sugar in bags. A flexitank of sunflower oil holds about 20 to 22 tons. Bottled oil is limited by weight, so a 20ft takes around 18 to 20 tons of oil once packaging is counted. Details are in how many tons of rice fit in a 20ft container and bulk sunflower oil in flexitank.
Under FOB, you book the ship. Under CIF, we book the ship and insurance to your port, and risk passes to you once the goods are loaded. The rules are set by the ICC Incoterms. Our guide to FOB vs CIF for rice import compares the two, and the bulk rice import documentation guide lists every paper you’ll receive.
For a shipping quote from Thailand to your port, send us the product, quantity and port through our contact page.