How do shipments reach Bolivia if it's landlocked?

Shipments travel by ocean to Iquique, Chile, and continue overland to your destination in Bolivia. We handle the US side and the ocean freight to Iquique; your importer arranges Bolivian customs clearance and the inland trucking.

How long does shipping to Bolivia take?

Current carrier rates show 26-30 days to Iquique from US ports and 30 days by 40HC from the Chicago rail ramp. The overland leg into Bolivia is arranged by your importer, so its timing depends on the destination city and is confirmed for each shipment.

What farm equipment is in demand in Bolivia?

Combines, tractors, planters, and sprayers are in high demand for Bolivia's growing soybean and grain sector. The Santa Cruz department is the agricultural powerhouse and the primary destination for imported US farm equipment.

Shipping Destinations

Ship Machinery to Bolivia

Bolivia is landlocked, so machinery travels by ocean to Iquique, Chile — about 26-30 days from US ports, 30 by 40HC from the Chicago rail ramp — and then overland into Bolivia on a leg your importer arranges. Meridian Freight ships from the USA and Canada.

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Route Details

Transit Time

26-30 days from US ports and the Chicago rail ramp

Destination Port

Iquique, Chile (transit port)

Carriers

Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk

Container Options

40ft High-Cube, Flat Rack, Open Top

Recent shipment

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Case IH Combine to Bolivia via Iquique

An 18,000 kg Case IH Axial-Flow combine went by 40ft flat rack from the Port of Houston to Iquique, Chile in 30 days; the owner took delivery for Bolivia.

Bolivia via Iquique, Chile
40ft Flat Rack
30 days

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Equipment We Ship to Bolivia

What You Need to Know

Bolivia is landlocked — shipments travel by ocean to Iquique, Chile, then overland to Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, or La Paz. Under its 1904 treaty with Chile, Bolivia holds free commercial transit rights through Chilean territory and Pacific ports. Meridian Freight handles the US side and the ocean freight to Iquique; your importer arranges Bolivian customs clearance and the inland trucking. ISPM-15 wood packaging is mandatory. Air freight available for urgent parts via Santa Cruz airport.

How It Works

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Send us your equipment details and destination. You receive a line-by-line quote.

We Pack & Load

Our team dismantles, labels, and packs your machinery into secure containers at our facility.

Ship & Track

Your shipment sails to Iquique, Chile (transit port) with full documentation. You get tracking updates until delivery.

Pages for this route

One page per cargo type, each with how the shipment runs, what we handle and what we need to quote it.

John Deere parts from the USA to BoliviaJohn Deere OEM and aftermarket parts from the USA to Bolivia, quoted by part number. Air into Santa Cruz or ocean via Iquique; your customs broker clears them.

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Questions Every Buyer Asks

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