Busan to Charlotte

Busan, KR to Charlotte, US (KRPUS to USCLT)

Current ocean freight between Busan and Charlotte starts at $8,719 per 20' container and at $10,919 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, COSCO and 5 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($10,919 with CMA CGM) takes 42 days at sea, while the fastest option (30 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $200 costs 12 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,919) sits 52% above the $7,197 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
CMA CGM42 days$10,919$154$304
CMA CGM42 days$10,919$154$304
CMA CGM33 days$11,019$154$304
CMA CGM30 days$11,119$154$304
CMA CGM31 days$11,119$154$304
COSCO42 days$11,515$161$90
COSCO32 days$11,515$161$90
COSCO32 days$11,515$161$90
COSCO39 days$11,515$161$90
CMA CGM Alt POD36 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM Alt POD35 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM Alt POD36 days$10,414$154$19
CMA CGM Alt POD36 days$10,414$154$19
COSCO Alt POD31 days$10,565$161$90
COSCO Alt POD25 days$10,565$161$90
COSCO Alt PODN/AN/A$10,565$161$85N/A
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$10,737$161$27
ONE Alt POD38 days$10,737$161$27
ONE Alt POD36 days$10,827$161$27
ONE Alt POD40 days$10,827$161$27
HMM Alt POD30 days$11,019$154TBA
HMM Alt POD27 days$11,019$154TBA
HMM Alt POD31 days$11,019$154TBA
HMM Alt POD29 days$11,019$154TBA
MSC Alt POD31 days$11,495$156$130
MSC Alt POD31 days$11,495$156$130
Yang Ming Alt POD33 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD64 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD25 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD31 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD30 days$11,540$169TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD64 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 POD39 days$11,581$154$14
Evergreen Alt POD28 days$11,581$154$14
Evergreen Alt POD33 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

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

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