Busan, KR to Charlotte, US (KRPUS to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Charlotte starts at $9,718 per 20' container and at $12,208 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd.
The lowest ocean freight ($12,208 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 50 days at sea, while the fastest option (38 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $265 costs 12 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $11,673 ocean freight — $535 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Busan and Charlotte.
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 | 50 days | $12,208 | $251 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $12,473 | $204 | $109 | 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 | 47 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 42 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 46 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | 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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9 sailings available · Transit: 28–50 days · 1 carrier