Kansas City, US to Le Havre, FR (USMKC to FRLEH)
Current ocean freight between Kansas City and Le Havre starts at $825 per 20' container and at $1,143 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 34 to 45 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,143) sits 26% below the $1,549 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, CMA CGM) is filed at $1,486 ocean freight — $343 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kansas City and Le Havre.
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 | 41 days | $1,143 | TBA | $293 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $1,143 | TBA | $293 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,143 | TBA | $293 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $1,486 | $1,719 | $311 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $1,486 | $1,719 | $311 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 34 days | $1,502 | $1,709 | $311 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $1,502 | $1,709 | $311 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 41 days | $1,486 | $1,104 | $311 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 45 days | $1,486 | $1,104 | $311 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 41 days | $1,502 | $1,149 | $311 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
10 sailings available · Transit: 34–45 days · 2 carriers