The Fastest Route to Puerto Rico by Land and by Sea
Southeastern Freight Lines provides fast, predictable door-to-door shipping to or from any address in Puerto Rico. With bi-weekly sailings every Tuesday and Friday, our service is best in class.
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Service Center Contact Information
Full Container Quote - Call (800) 331-6203
Once your Puerto Rico Shipment leaves the shipper's facility, it moves to Jacksonville, Florida. Your shipment is then loaded into an ocean container and transported to the port. Because we use high-speed vessel service exclusively, our ocean transit times are the fastest available.
- 99.77% on-time performance
- 99.76% claims free
On arrival in San Juan, the ocean container is moved to our service center located in the secure Foreign Trade Zone, where it is prepared for delivery. This enables you to track your shipment every step of the way. Southeastern's drivers in Puerto Rico are equipped with hand-held computers that provide real-time updates as shipments are delivered and picked up on the island.
The following documentation is required for shipments between the U.S. Mainland and Puerto Rico:
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Bill of Lading - Southeastern Freight Lines' Straight / Original Short Form bill of lading or shipper's bill of lading are acceptable.
Required Information includes:
- Shipper and Consignee full name, address and phone number.
- Commodity description (NMFC item number and classification, weight and cubic measurements (if available)).
- Freight payment terms (prepaid, collect, or third party).
- Schedule B number, if available (see Terminology section for a description).
- "Marine insurance requested" (if applicable) and declare the value to get additional marine insurance.
- Commercial Invoice
- Written Letter of Authorization
- Shipper's Export Declaration (S.E.D.)
The Department of Homeland Security requires a Shipper Export Declaration (SED) from every shipment valued over $2,500.00. The SED information must be entered electronically through the Automated Commercial Environment System (ACE) online at www.ace.cbp.dhs.gov. All shippers have two options to ensure full compliance with the governmental directive:
- Option 1 - The shipper may request that Southeastern file the SED on their behalf, if this option is selected, the shipper must complete a Written Letter of Authorization. Southeastern will keep this on file for all future shipments, so they only need to complete it once.
- Option 2 - The shipper may file their SED online directly with the ACE secure data portal at www.ace.cbp.dhs.gov. If this option is selected, the shipper must provide the corresponding Internal Transaction Number (ITN) on each bill of lading.
Additional Questions?
Jacksonville, Florida
Puerto Rico Division
3335 N Edgewood Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32254
(800) 331-6203
(904) 798-7018
Fax (904) 665-0422
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Building 11
International Mercantile Center
San Juan, PR 00965
(888) 996-7335
(787) 774-1800
Fax (787) 774-1115
Full Container Loads to Puerto Rico
Southeastern provides an outstanding value for large volume shipments to and from Puerto Rico. We can provide our customers with the best value for Full Container Service to and from anywhere in the US. For rate quotations for full container loads, please call (800) 331-6203 or Contact Us
Terminology for Ocean Shipping to Puerto Rico
- C.F. or C.F.T. - Cubic foot (one cubic foot equals 12" X 12" X 12").
- Commercial Invoice Value - Value of the goods being shipped.
- L.C.L. - Less-Than-Container-Load.
- Schedule B Number - is the identifying commodity number for a particular product or good as provided in "Schedule B - Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States". This code allows the U.S. Government to track and monitor all goods that are imported to and exported from the United States.
- S.E.D. - Shippers Export Declaration - a form required by the United States Treasury Department / Bureau of the Census for the compilation of Trade Statistics with both foreign countries and U.S. Territories and possessions.