Busan, KR to Memphis, US (KRPUS to USMEM)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Memphis starts at $8,107 per 20' container and at $9,565 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 43 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,565) sits 11% above the $8,589 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $9,565 to $14,770 across 5 carriers — a $5,205 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $9,565 | $170 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | N/A | N/A | $9,856 | $163 | $505 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $10,146 | $248 | $1,578 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,412 | $163 | $212 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $12,369 | $163 | $304 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $14,770 | $163 | $897 | N/A | 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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6 sailings available · Transit: 36–43 days · 5 carriers