Puerto Quetzal
CIF or FOB, quoted per booking
Admissibility posture for this lane is confirmed before loading. Destination licensing and any quota treatment sit with you and your customs broker.
CIF Ports for Used Clothing Bales to Latin America
Export route board
- Tagum City, Philippines Sorting and loading origin
- Puerto Quetzal Guatemala
- Santo Tomas de Castilla Guatemala
- Puerto Cortes Honduras
- Iquique and ZOFRI Chile
- Callao Peru
RB Advertising is the used clothes exporter to Central America bulk buyers work with for sorted, pressed bales and container load supply. This route board sets out the destination ports we quote for used clothing bales CIF Puerto Quetzal and Santo Tomas de Castilla, the trade terms behind every quotation, and the documents that travel with the container to your broker.
Destination port board
Used Clothing Bales CIF Puerto Quetzal and Santo Tomas: Destination Port Board
These are the Latin American ports our desk quotes most often for used clothing bales CIF Puerto Quetzal and Santo Tomas de Castilla, then onward across the wider region. Container shipping second hand clothes to South America runs on the same route discipline as every other lane: the port is named, the terms are set, and the lane is confirmed before a container is loaded.
Santo Tomas de Castilla
CIF or FOB, quoted per booking
Admissibility posture for this lane is confirmed before loading. Destination licensing and any quota treatment sit with you and your customs broker.
Puerto Cortes
CIF or FOB, quoted per booking
Admissibility posture for this lane is confirmed before loading. Destination licensing and any quota treatment sit with you and your customs broker.
Iquique and the ZOFRI free zone
CIF or FOB, quoted per booking
Free zone handling and admissibility posture are confirmed per booking. Our quotation stops at the trade term you book, and destination steps sit with you and your broker.
Callao
CIF or FOB, quoted per booking
Callao is quoted on request against your grade and lane. Admissibility posture is confirmed before loading, and the destination decision stays with your side and your broker.
Any other Latin American port
CIF or FOB, quoted per booking
Central America, South America, and the Caribbean beyond the named lanes. Give us the port your broker nominates and we check lane availability before a booking is taken.
Trade terms
What CIF Includes Against What FOB Includes
As a used clothing supplier 40ft container export planning sits inside your trade terms, not inside a published price list. Every quotation we issue is prepared per booking, in either CIF or FOB form, and the table below sets out what each term covers.
| CIF to your named port | FOB at the Philippine loading port |
|---|---|
| Ocean freight Included in the quotation to the destination port you name. | Ocean freight Not included. You arrange and pay the ocean carrier for the lane you select. |
| Marine insurance Included in the quotation for the voyage to your named port. | Marine insurance Not included. You place your own cargo cover for the voyage. |
| Container handover Cost and risk transfer to you at the destination port named in the quotation. | Container handover Cost and risk transfer to you once the loaded container is handed over at the Philippine loading port confirmed for your booking. |
| Quotation basis Quoted per booking against your grade, bale packing, container size, and lane. | Quotation basis Quoted per booking against your grade, bale packing, container size, and lane. |
Document desk
The Export Document Desk and What Sits With You
The document set is prepared on our side and handed to you and your broker, so destination clearance can be started before the vessel berths. Everything below that touches the destination authority stays with your side of the trade.
Our document desk prepares
- The export document set for your booking and your destination port.
- The declaration points your destination applies to used clothing, confirmed before the booking is accepted.
- Documents issued against the bale count and net weight recorded when the container left the loading bay.
- The terms sheet for your CIF or FOB quotation, so your broker works from one set of figures.
You and your broker handle
- Import licensing and any quota treatment your destination applies.
- Duty, taxes, and destination charges on the container.
- Customs clearance and the release of the container at your port.
- Any inspection or regulatory step your destination authority applies to used clothing.
Admissibility posture
Admissibility Posture for Used Clothing Lanes
Read this before you compare two quotations, because it explains why we confirm the lane first.
Used clothing trade is regulated unevenly across Latin America. Some destinations license it, some set quotas, and some restrict it outright. Where your lane sits is a question for your destination authority, not for a supplier.
We confirm your lane before loading, and we put that confirmation in writing before a container is committed. No quotation from our desk claims that clearance will be granted, because that decision belongs to your destination authority. A quotation from us covers supply, loading, and the trade term you book, nothing more.
What we confirm before loading
- The destination port named for your booking and the trade term that applies to it.
- The declaration requirements your destination applies to used clothing, in writing.
- The grade, bale packing, and container size that will actually leave the loading bay.
What we never claim
We never state that a destination will admit used clothing, and we never state a destination rule as though it applied to every lane.
Admissibility is confirmed for the specific lane, grade, and port in your quotation, and confirmed again before loading.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The port, term, and document questions our export desk fields most often from traders and importers working Latin American lanes.
Which Latin American ports do you quote CIF for?
Our desk quotes Puerto Quetzal and Santo Tomas de Castilla in Guatemala, Puerto Cortes in Honduras, Iquique and the ZOFRI free zone in Chile, and Callao in Peru. Any other Latin American port your broker nominates can be checked for lane availability on request.
What does CIF include?
A CIF quotation covers the goods, ocean freight, and marine insurance to the destination port you name. The freight and insurance figures are quoted per booking, because they move with the lane and the container size you choose.
What does FOB include?
An FOB quotation covers the goods and the handover of the loaded container at the Philippine loading port confirmed for your booking. Ocean freight, marine insurance, and destination charges sit with you.
Who clears the container at the destination port?
Destination clearance sits with you and your customs broker. Import licensing, quota treatment, duty, and the release of the container are handled by your side and your broker, not by our export desk.
How is the export document set prepared?
Our document desk prepares the export set for your booking and destination, then issues it against the bale count and net weight recorded when the container left the loading bay. We confirm the declaration requirements your destination applies to used clothing before accepting the booking.
Are other Latin American ports possible beyond the named lanes?
Yes. The named ports are the lanes our desk quotes most often. Give us any Latin American port your broker nominates and we will confirm whether that lane is available for your grade, packing, and container size.
Which grades and bale packings ship in these containers?
Cream, Grade A, Grade B, mixed tropical, summer mix, and credential clothing, pressed and packed at 45 kg or 100 lb, and loaded into 20ft or 40ft containers. The exact grade mix and packing are fixed at quotation.
Does a CIF quotation guarantee that clearance will be granted?
No. Used clothing trade is regulated unevenly across Latin America. Some destinations license it, some set quotas, and some restrict it. We confirm your lane before loading, and no quotation from us claims that clearance will be granted, because that decision belongs to your destination authority.
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Related Export Lanes and Guides
The rest of the export desk documentation, plus the freight and country guides buyers on these lanes ask for most.
- Guatemala, Puerto Quetzal and Santo Tomás de Castilla
Two coast options for a Guatemala booking, and what the choice means for routing.
- Honduras, Puerto Cortés
A single Caribbean gateway, and what that simplifies for a buyer.
- Chile, Iquique and the ZOFRI free zone
A northern Pacific port and the free zone that serves Andean buyers.
- Latin America export hub
The parent page covering grades, packings, and container supply into the region.
- Container supply mechanics
20ft and 40ft loads, packing choices, and what a booking covers.
- Grading and sorting guide
Cream, Grade A, Grade B, tropical mix, summer mix, and credential stock explained.
- Full container load shipping
How FCL freight works out of the Philippines for exporters and buyers.
- Davao container terminal
Terminal context for containers loaded from the Davao region.
- Container transport services
Moving the loaded container from the loading bay to the terminal.
- Import guide for Guatemala
Country level guide covering logistics, paperwork, and clearance context.
- Import guide for Honduras
Country level guide for buyers working the Puerto Cortes lane.
- Import guide for Chile
Country level guide including the Iquique free zone context.
- Import guide for Peru
Country level guide for buyers working the Callao lane.
- Automated export system
How the export declaration side is filed against your booking.
- Less than container load shipping
LCL context for buyers who are not yet moving a full container.
Request a CIF Quotation to a Latin American Port
Send the destination port, the grade or grade mix, the bale packing, and the container size. Our route desk returns a written quotation with the lane terms and the export document set for that booking, and confirms the admissibility posture before anything is committed.