Chennai, IN to Seattle, US (INMAA to USSEA)
Current ocean freight between Chennai and Seattle starts at $6,234 per 20' container and at $7,764 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 55 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $9,424 ocean freight — $1,660 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chennai and Seattle.
Rates checked on Oct 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 55 days | $7,764 | $120 | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $9,424 | $103 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $9,849 | $103 | TBA | 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.
Rates last fetched on
3 sailings available · Transit: 55–55 days · 2 carriers