Charleston to Ningbo

Charleston, US to Ningbo, CN (USCHS to CNNBO)

Current ocean freight between Charleston and Ningbo starts at $315 per 20' container and at $200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 55 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Hapag-Lloyd and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($200 with Yang Ming) takes 45 days at sea, while the fastest option (30 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $186 costs 15 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($200) sits 65% below the $568 average of the 9 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 2026.

Rates checked on Oct 17, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
Yang Ming45 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming55 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming47 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming49 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming38 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming46 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming49 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming44 days$200$7$19Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd49 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd41 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd30 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd42 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd43 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd31 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd51 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd30 days$386$8TBASelect next steps
ZIM36 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM36 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM36 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM42 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM42 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
Maersk42 days$540$15$24Select next steps
Evergreen44 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen48 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen48 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen50 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
EvergreenN/AN/A$600TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL46 days$200$10TBASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL43 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL49 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL51 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL38 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL33 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL35 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL48 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL51 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL33 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL46 days$200$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL36 days$200$10$19Select next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$258TBA$3N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL24 days$267TBA$3Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL27 days$267TBA$3Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL36 days$267TBA$3Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$267TBA$3Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL36 days$267TBA$3Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL36 days$267TBA$3Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL24 days$339TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL31 days$339TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL29 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL34 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL32 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL34 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL32 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL34 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL40 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL32 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL38 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL40 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL38 days$355TBATBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL43 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL44 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL46 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL54 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL54 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Maersk Alt POL45 days$564$15$24Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL41 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL31 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL36 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL49 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL49 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL49 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$700$7$19N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$758TBA$3N/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$760$8$49N/ASelect next steps
Maersk Alt POL39 days$764$15$24Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL38 days$770TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL38 days$786TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL38 days$786TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL44 days$786TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL44 days$786TBATBASelect next steps
Maersk Alt POL32 days$876$15$24Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL32 days$2,944$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL39 days$2,944$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL39 days$2,969$8TBASelect 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.

Rates last fetched on

88 sailings available · Transit: 24–55 days · 6 carriers

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