Busan, KR to Norfolk, US (KRPUS to USORF)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Norfolk starts at $6,787 per 20' container and at $9,208 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 27 to 51 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,208 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (27 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,208) sits 8% below the $9,980 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 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 | 31 days | $9,208 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 27 days | $9,208 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 29 days | $9,208 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $9,208 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 28 days | $9,308 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 28 days | $9,608 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $11,689 | $164 | $19 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $11,689 | $164 | $19 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $11,714 | $164 | $19 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $11,794 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $11,903 | $171 | $86 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $11,914 | $164 | $19 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $11,914 | $164 | $19 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $12,781 | $164 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 28 days | $12,781 | $164 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $12,781 | $164 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 48 days | $12,781 | $164 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 35 days | $12,880 | $179 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $12,880 | $179 | TBA | 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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19 sailings available · Transit: 27–51 days · 5 carriers