Busan, KR to New York, US (KRPUS to USNYC)
Current ocean freight between Busan and New York starts at $9,682 per 20' container and at $10,817 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 51 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, COSCO and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,817 with CMA CGM) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (25 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $825 costs 6 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,817) sits 5% above the $10,332 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $10,817 | $166 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $11,642 | $166 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $11,842 | $166 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $11,842 | $166 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $11,842 | $166 | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| COSCO | 31 days | $12,073 | $173 | $80 | Select next steps | |||
| COSCO | 26 days | $12,073 | $173 | $80 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 34 days | $12,187 | $173 | $20 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 45 days | $12,781 | $166 | $44 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $12,781 | $166 | $44 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 32 days | $12,781 | $166 | $44 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $12,781 | $166 | $44 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 26 days | $12,960 | $181 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $13,942 | $168 | $160 | N/A | Select next steps |
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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14 sailings available · Transit: 25–51 days · 6 carriers