Kobe, JP to Charleston, US (JPUKB to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Kobe and Charleston starts at $9,235 per 20' container and at $10,774 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 32 to 52 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and Evergreen.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,774 with CMA CGM) takes 48 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $708 costs 5 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,774) sits 20% above the $9,016 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 | 48 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 52 days | $10,970 | $353 | $267 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $11,482 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 43 days | $11,482 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $11,482 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 38 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 33 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 50 days | $10,956 | $353 | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 32 days | $11,482 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $13,126 | $353 | $452 | N/A | 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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11 sailings available · Transit: 32–52 days · 2 carriers