Shipping Electrical Switchgear and Power Distribution Equipment
Switchgear controls and protects the electrical power that runs a plant, from the incoming feed down to individual motors. The equipment is heavy, sensitive to moisture and shock, and built to precise tolerances, so it needs careful handling from the factory floor to the destination substation. Texas International Freight ships electrical switchgear worldwide from the US Gulf as container and project cargo. Are you exporting a full lineup for a new substation, or moving replacement panels to an existing plant?
Switchgear We Ship
We handle low, medium, and high-voltage distribution equipment across industrial, power, and infrastructure projects.
- Low-voltage and medium-voltage switchgear lineups
- Air-insulated and gas-insulated switchgear
- Motor control centers and switchboards
- Circuit breakers, contactors, and protection relays
- Distribution panels, bus ducts, and cable termination cabinets
- Packaged e-houses and power distribution centers
Switchgear ships as complete cubicles or lineups wherever possible, with larger multi-panel assemblies and e-houses moving as single oversize units to limit field connections.
How Switchgear Ships
Individual cubicles and shorter lineups load into containers with shock protection, desiccant, and full blocking and bracing. Long lineups, bus ducts, and packaged e-houses often exceed container dimensions, so they move on flat rack or open-top equipment, as breakbulk, or on a chartered vessel. We plan the mode around each assembly length, width, and weight.
Our team handles export packing with moisture barriers and cushioning, tilt and shock indicators where specified, and custom crating for relays and control gear. We block, brace, and lash every unit for ocean transit and keep sensitive assemblies upright and dry. For a full electrical package we run the project logistics from factory collection through port handling to substation delivery. Switchgear usually ships alongside transformers as part of the same power distribution package. Most switchgear ships as general cargo; where gas-insulated equipment contains SF6, we flag it and prepare the matching paperwork.
Documentation and Customs
Each shipment travels with a commercial invoice, packing list, and ocean bill of lading. We prepare a certificate of origin where the destination requires one and assign the correct Harmonized System code to switchgear, breakers, and control equipment so duties are assessed accurately. Where SF6 or other regulated content applies, the declarations travel with the cargo. Acting as your customs broker, we manage clearance at origin and destination.
Texas International Freight ships electrical switchgear worldwide from our Houston base at 11511 Katy Fwy #320, Houston, TX 77079. Call +1 877-489-9184, email ship@txintlfreight.com, or use our contact page for a quote.
How is electrical switchgear shipped overseas?
Individual cubicles and short lineups ship in containers with moisture barriers and blocking, while long lineups and e-houses move on flat rack, open-top, or as breakbulk, kept upright and dry.
How do you protect switchgear from moisture and shock?
We use export packing with moisture barriers, desiccant, and cushioning, add tilt and shock indicators where specified, and block, brace, and lash each unit for ocean transit.
Is gas-insulated switchgear treated as dangerous goods?
Most switchgear ships as general cargo. Where gas-insulated equipment contains SF6, we flag it and prepare the required declarations for transport.
What documents are needed to ship switchgear?
A commercial invoice, packing list, and bill of lading, plus a certificate of origin where required and the correct Harmonized System code for each assembly.
Where does Texas International Freight ship switchgear from?
From the US Gulf, handled through our Houston base, to substations, plants, and infrastructure projects worldwide.
