Charleston, US to Xiamen (Fj), CN (USCHS to CNXIA)
Current ocean freight between Charleston and Xiamen (Fj) starts at $561 per 20' container and at $574 per 40'HC container. All rates are under Skypace contracts with ZIM, Yang Ming and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($574) sits 70% below the $1,923 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ZIM) is filed at $474 ocean freight — $100 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charleston and Xiamen (Fj).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $574 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,800 | $7 | $19 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $474 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $829 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $905 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $1,322 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $1,822 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $2,800 | $10 | $19 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $3,425 | $7 | $19 | 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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9 sailings available · 3 carriers