Busan to Charleston

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.

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 untilAction
Hapag-Lloyd46 days$11,408$251$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd47 days$11,794$251$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd46 days$11,794$251$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD ×2 sailings42 days$11,673$204$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD28 days$11,673$204$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD32 days$11,673$204$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD42 days$11,794$251$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD38 days$12,473$204$109Select & 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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9 sailings available · Transit: 28–47 days · 1 carrier

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