Busan, KR to Charleston, US (KRPUS to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Charleston starts at $8,513 per 20' container and at $11,408 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 47 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,408) sits 33% above the $8,609 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $11,673 ocean freight — $265 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Busan and Charleston.
Rates checked on Sep 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $11,408 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 47 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD ×2 sailings | 42 days | $11,673 | $204 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 28 days | $11,673 | $204 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 32 days | $11,673 | $204 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 42 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 38 days | $12,473 | $204 | $109 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
9 sailings available · Transit: 28–47 days · 1 carrier