I think $1&#x2F;pound is too high.<p>The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has it at $1102 to ship a forty-foot container (FEU) from China to the US west coast [1].  A 40&#x27; container has a 61,200 lb payload capacity [2].  That&#x27;s 1.8 cents&#x2F;pound.  How close the cost gets to this depends on the payload density, but $1&#x2F;pound seems high.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www1.chineseshipping.com.cn&#x2F;en&#x2F;indices&#x2F;scfinew.jsp" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www1.chineseshipping.com.cn&#x2F;en&#x2F;indices&#x2F;scfinew.jsp</a>
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