Houston, US to Busan, KR (USHOU to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Busan starts at $436 per 20' container and at $488 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 65 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($488) sits 58% below the $1,158 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $488 to $1,500 across 6 carriers — a $1,012 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
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| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $488 | $63 | $188 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 61 days | $497 | $63 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $497 | $63 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $497 | $63 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 61 days | $497 | $63 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $599 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $615 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 50 days | $615 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $615 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 56 days | $615 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $700 | $7 | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $700 | $7 | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 44 days | $760 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 52 days | $784 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 54 days | $792 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 56 days | $900 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 65 days | $900 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $943 | $8 | $239 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 52 days | $943 | $8 | $239 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 51 days | $943 | $8 | $239 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $943 | $8 | $239 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $1,106 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 29 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 34 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $1,250 | TBA | $142 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | 60 days | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 60 days | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 47 days | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 60 days | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 60 days | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 45 days | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,500 | TBA | $204 | 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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47 sailings available · Transit: 22–65 days · 6 carriers