Busan to Charleston

Busan, KR to Charleston, US (KRPUS to USCHS)

Current ocean freight between Busan and Charleston starts at $8,567 per 20' container and at $10,414 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 5 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($10,414 with COSCO) takes 33 days at sea, while the fastest option (29 days with MSC) is faster — saving $1,081 costs 4 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,414) sits 44% above the $7,240 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.

Rates checked on Aug 4, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid until
COSCO33 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM35 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM35 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM35 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM35 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM35 days$10,414$154$19
COSCON/AN/A$10,565$161$85N/A
ONE38 days$10,737$161$27
ONE40 days$10,737$161$27
ONE42 days$10,827$161$27
HMM33 days$11,019$154TBA
HMM33 days$11,019$154TBA
MSC29 days$11,495$156$148
MSC29 days$11,495$156$148
Yang Ming33 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming64 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming31 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming64 days$11,540$169TBA
Evergreen35 days$11,581$154$27
COSCO Alt POD31 days$10,565$161$90
COSCO Alt POD25 days$10,565$161$90
COSCO Alt POD28 days$10,565$161$90
COSCO Alt POD27 days$10,565$161$90
COSCO Alt POD33 days$10,565$161$90
CMA CGM Alt POD27 days$10,614$154$19
CMA CGM Alt POD28 days$10,614$154$19
ONE Alt POD36 days$10,737$161$27
ONE Alt POD43 days$10,737$161$27
ONE Alt POD36 days$10,827$161$27
HMM Alt POD27 days$11,019$154TBA
HMM Alt POD29 days$11,019$154TBA
HMM Alt PODN/AN/A$11,019$154TBAN/A
Yang Ming Alt POD25 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD30 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD29 days$11,540$169TBA
Evergreen Alt POD29 days$11,581$154$14
Evergreen Alt POD28 days$11,581$154$14
Evergreen Alt POD28 days$11,581$154$14

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.

Rates last fetched on

38 sailings available · Transit: 25–64 days · 7 carriers

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