Houston, US to Ningbo, CN (USHOU to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Ningbo starts at $277 per 20' container and at $320 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Yang Ming and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($320 with OOCL) takes 44 days at sea, while the fastest option (22 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $823 costs 22 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($320) sits 66% below the $939 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 44 days | $320 | $63 | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $320 | $63 | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $320 | $63 | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $320 | $63 | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $320 | $63 | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $320 | $63 | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 45 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 34 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $400 | $7 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 50 days | $688 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $688 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 49 days | $688 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 55 days | $688 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $885 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 46 days | $885 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 29 days | $957 | $8 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $957 | $8 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 22 days | $1,143 | $8 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 35 days | $1,143 | $8 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $1,143 | $8 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 49 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 32 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 41 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 53 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | 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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34 sailings available · Transit: 22–56 days · 6 carriers