Kobe, JP to Houston, US (JPUKB to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Kobe and Houston starts at $8,174 per 20' container and at $10,278 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,278 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 50 days at sea, while the fastest option (36 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $1,286 costs 14 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,278) sits 14% above the $9,027 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $10,278 | $385 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $10,343 | $352 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $10,343 | $352 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $11,376 | $350 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM ×2 sailings | 36 days | $11,564 | $344 | $109 | 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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6 sailings available · Transit: 36–50 days · 3 carriers