Busan, KR to Seattle, US (KRPUS to USSEA)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Seattle starts at $5,789 per 20' container and at $7,765 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 11 to 17 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($7,765) sits 34% above the $5,779 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $7,765 to $8,381 across 3 carriers — a $616 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $7,765 | $167 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 11 days | $8,264 | $160 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 14 days | $8,264 | $160 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $8,264 | $160 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $8,264 | $160 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $8,381 | $161 | $137 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
6 sailings available · Transit: 11–17 days · 3 carriers