Boston, US to Kolkata, IN (USBOS to INCCU)
Current ocean freight between Boston and Kolkata starts at $2,980 per 20' container and at $3,650 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 57 to 72 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and MSC.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($3,650) sits 27% below the $4,981 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $3,650 to $6,530 across 2 carriers — a $2,880 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $3,650 | TBA | $206 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 66 days | $3,750 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 57 days | $3,750 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 65 days | $3,750 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 62 days | $3,750 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 65 days | $3,750 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 62 days | $6,460 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 72 days | $6,460 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 66 days | $6,460 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 59 days | $6,460 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 63 days | $6,460 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 64 days | $6,530 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 63 days | $6,530 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 64 days | $6,530 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 63 days | $6,530 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
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15 sailings available · Transit: 57–72 days · 2 carriers