Busan, KR to Detroit, US (KRPUS to USDET)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Detroit starts at $6,861 per 20' container and at $9,048 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 32 to 36 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,048 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 36 days at sea, while the fastest option (32 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $2,146 costs 4 extra days at sea.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $9,048 to $11,408 across 1 carrier — a $2,360 spread.
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 | 36 days | $9,048 | $251 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $9,048 | $251 | $241 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $9,048 | $251 | $241 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 32 days | $11,194 | $251 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $11,408 | $251 | $1,522 | 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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5 sailings available · Transit: 32–36 days · 1 carrier