Shipping from Dubai
to American Samoa.

Sea freight takes about 46 days, and air freight takes about 7 days. Current route planning puts Jebel Ali to Pago Pago at around 46 days with two transhipments. The length is about the relay structure rather than the distance alone.

Yes, and the insurance is the part to plan around. An imported privately owned vehicle is not released from the port until compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance is provided. After that the foreign plates must be removed and the vehicle inspected, registered and licensed locally. We could not verify a maximum vehicle age. Tell us about the car early so the insurance meets the ship rather than following it.

Because it is what stands between the car and the gate. Without it the vehicle stays at the port, and storage charges accrue while it waits. It is a cheap thing to organise in advance and an expensive thing to organise late, which is the whole reason we raise it before booking.

Effectively yes. Foreign vessels enter through Pago Pago before using any smaller harbour in the territory, so for practical purposes it is the single sea gateway. That removes the port choice question that shapes most of our other lanes.

They should not be assumed to. American Samoa is a United States territory but its import rules are its own, and clearance is handled locally. Mainland household-effects relief in particular should not be taken as automatically applying here. We check the local position rather than reading across.

It depends on what you send, how big it is, and what it is. We do not publish prices because every shipment is different. Sea freight is priced per container when you fill one, and per cubic metre when you share one. Air freight is priced on weight or size, whichever is greater. On a vehicle we flag the insurance as part of the cost rather than leaving it to the wharf. Send us the details.

Across Tutuila. Pago Pago, Tafuna, Leone, Faleniu, Pavaiai, Nu’uuli, Fagatogo, Utulei, Aua, Faga’alu, Vaitogi and Malaeimi. The island is compact, so once cargo is off the wharf the delivery leg is short.

We could not verify a single universal permit covering all cargo, so the answer depends on the commodity. Restricted goods and anything with a quarantine dimension need the relevant approval. Send us the product and we will confirm before you book rather than guessing.

The gap is wide. Sea is about 46 days and air about 7, so for urgent or high value cargo air is a real option rather than an extravagance. It flies into Pago Pago International using connecting services.

Yes. We handle freight forwarding to American Samoa door to door. We collect the goods in Dubai, move them, clear them at Pago Pago and bring them to your address on Tutuila.

You can send as little as one box or one pallet. We put small shipments from different customers into one shared container. This is called LCL, or less than container load. Your goods load at Jebel Ali and come into Pago Pago. When you have more goods, you move up to your own full container, which is called FCL. We will tell you which one is cheaper.

Yes, at both ends. We do customs clearance in Dubai and work through the local customs and quarantine process at Pago Pago, including the vehicle release requirements where a car is involved.

Yes. We collect anywhere in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE. We can also hold your goods in warehousing and storage in Dubai until you are ready to ship. On a six and a half week lane that flexibility is worth having.

No, they are separate customs territories with different rules, different ports and different vehicle requirements, even though they sit close together. Samoa applies a 10 year vehicle age limit; American Samoa holds a car until it is insured. Make sure you are reading the right one for your delivery address.