Incheon and Songdo, South Korea

Sea freight in Incheon and Songdo

We book FCL and LCL sea freight for shippers and consignees in Incheon and Songdo, via Port of Incheon. Pre-carriage, on-carriage by road or rail and the customs entries are planned together with the ocean booking.

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Airports, seaports and connections in Incheon and Songdo

AirportIncheon International ICN
SeaportPort of Incheon

Incheon is home to Incheon International Airport (ICN) on Yeongjong Island, South Korea's main air cargo hub, with large cargo terminals and an airport free trade zone directly next to the airfield. Songdo, on reclaimed land in the south of the city, faces the airport across the Incheon Bridge. The Port of Incheon handles containers at Incheon New Port next to Songdo and general cargo at the older inner port, and car ferries connect Incheon with several Chinese ports. Because airport and seaport sit so close together, Incheon is used for sea-air cargo from China moving on to long-haul flights.

The Incheon Bridge links Songdo directly with Yeongjong Island and the airport, while the Yeongjong Bridge and the Incheon International Airport Expressway connect the island with Seoul. The Gyeongin Expressway and the Second Gyeongin Expressway run between Incheon and Seoul, and the Seoul Ring Expressway gives access to the industrial cities of Gyeonggi Province. The Incheon Free Economic Zone covers Songdo, Yeongjong and Cheongna.

Operational logistics facts for Incheon and Songdo

Hub	Specialisation	Local advantage
Songdo biopharma cluster	Biologics, biosimilars, single-use materials, lab equipment	Cold chain air freight planned around the short road link to ICN
Incheon International Airport (ICN) and airport free trade zone	Pharma, electronics, express and transit cargo	Freighter capacity and free trade zone storage directly at the airport
Incheon New Port	Container services to China and South-East Asia	Sea freight close to Songdo and the Seoul capital area
Incheon-China car ferry routes	Sea-air cargo from Chinese ports	Sea-air routing via Incheon for shipments from China to Europe and the Americas

Industries in Incheon and Songdo and how we support them

Songdo has become one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical manufacturing locations, with large contract manufacturing and biosimilar plants, research institutes and suppliers of single-use materials and laboratory equipment. Incheon also has semiconductor packaging and test operations, the Namdong industrial complex with machinery and metalworking firms, and a large logistics sector around the airport and port. Ziem Logistics supports these supply chains with temperature-controlled air freight under our own air waybills via ICN, On-Board Courier for clinical and research material, Next Flight Out for production-critical parts, sea freight FCL/LCL via Incheon New Port, and customs clearance by our Korean network partner team.

From the port to your door in Incheon and Songdo

We arrange collection of the container or the LCL cargo at Port of Incheon, customs clearance and delivery to your site in the Incheon and Songdo area. For exports we organise the pick-up and the delivery to the terminal before the cut-off.

Customs clearance in South Korea

Ziem network

Customs clearance in South Korea is handled by a partner team in the Ziem network, under the Ziem Logistics brand and to our procedures.

For air freight to and from South Korea we issue our own air waybills.

Importers in South Korea need a business registration number and a customs registration (personal customs code for individuals).

Frequently asked questions

Which port is used for sea freight to and from Incheon and Songdo?

Usually Port of Incheon. Depending on the shipping line and the destination, another port can be faster or more economical; we compare the options when quoting.