Charleston to Yantian

Charleston, US to Yantian, CN (USCHS to CNYTN)

Current ocean freight between Charleston and Yantian starts at $226 per 20' container and at $250 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 60 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, OOCL and 3 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($250 with Yang Ming) takes 45 days at sea, while the fastest option (13 days with Yang Ming) is faster.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, OOCL) is filed at $267 ocean freight — $17 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charleston and Yantian.

Rates checked on Oct 18, 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$250$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming33 days$250$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming32 days$250$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming13 days$250$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming21 days$250$7$19Select next steps
Yang Ming25 days$250$7$19Select next steps
OOCLN/AN/A$258TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
OOCL41 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL46 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL50 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL42 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL50 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL43 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL51 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL46 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL51 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
ZIM52 days$440TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM59 days$440TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM59 days$440TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM59 days$440TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen51 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen43 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen51 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL44 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL42 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL46 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL45 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL50 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL46 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL57 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL48 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL47 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL57 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL47 days$267TBA$5Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL55 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL47 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL34 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL34 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL15 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL48 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL23 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL27 days$300$10$19Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL39 days$300$10$19Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL49 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL49 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL56 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL56 days$405TBATBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL44 days$456$8TBASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$517TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$517TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL45 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL43 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL46 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL50 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL46 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL55 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL57 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL45 days$600TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL47 days$640TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL50 days$640TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL53 days$640TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL56 days$640TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL56 days$640TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL52 days$640TBATBASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt PODN/AN/A$680$7$49N/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$680$10$30N/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$700TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt PODN/AN/A$700TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$700$7$19N/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$705$8$49N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$758TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$800$7$19N/ASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL53 days$836TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL60 days$836TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL60 days$836TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL60 days$836TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POLN/AN/A$1,000TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$1,017TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$1,100TBATBAN/ASelect 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

80 sailings available · Transit: 13–60 days · 5 carriers

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