Charleston, US to Hong Kong, HK (USCHS to HKHKG)
Current ocean freight between Charleston and Hong Kong starts at $276 per 20' container and at $308 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 32 to 65 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, OOCL and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($308) sits 53% below the $649 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, CMA CGM) is filed at $200 ocean freight — $108 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charleston and Hong Kong.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 |
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| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $308 | TBA | $368 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 41 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 42 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $339 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 42 days | $339 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 42 days | $600 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $840 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 64 days | $840 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 64 days | $840 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $945 | $7 | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 43 days | $200 | $130 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 44 days | $200 | $130 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 47 days | $200 | $130 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 43 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 43 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 45 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 52 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 47 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 52 days | $317 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $470 | $10 | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | 45 days | $600 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 49 days | $600 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 51 days | $600 | TBA | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $794 | TBA | $382 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 41 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 48 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 52 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 54 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 53 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 55 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 32 days | $800 | $10 | $401 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $800 | $7 | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $808 | TBA | $368 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | 50 days | $810 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 50 days | $810 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 61 days | $810 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 61 days | $810 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 49 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 50 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 45 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 58 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 52 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 58 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 49 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 58 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 50 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 49 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 56 days | $817 | TBA | $368 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $1,000 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | 56 days | $1,241 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 65 days | $1,241 | TBA | $382 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 65 days | $1,241 | TBA | $382 | 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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53 sailings available · Transit: 32–65 days · 5 carriers