Charlotte, US to Kolkata, IN (USCLT to INCCU)
Current ocean freight between Charlotte and Kolkata starts at $1,890 per 20' container and at $2,800 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 49 to 74 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, MSC) is filed at $2,480 ocean freight — $320 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Charlotte and Kolkata.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $2,800 to $4,100 across 2 carriers — a $1,300 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,800 | $7 | $197 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $4,100 | TBA | $206 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | 67 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 64 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 65 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 63 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 65 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 63 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 65 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 63 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 65 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 65 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 63 days | $2,480 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | 63 days | $2,550 | TBA | $170 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $2,550 | TBA | $170 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | 73 days | $3,900 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 49 days | $3,900 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 54 days | $3,900 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 74 days | $3,900 | TBA | $206 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 63 days | $3,900 | TBA | $206 | 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.
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20 sailings available · Transit: 49–74 days · 3 carriers