Kobe, JP to Houston, US (JPUKB to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Kobe and Houston starts at $9,434 per 20' container and at $10,564 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 48 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,564 with CMA CGM) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (30 days with CMA CGM) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,564) sits 33% above the $7,921 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $10,564 | $343 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $10,564 | $343 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $10,564 | $343 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 33 days | $10,564 | $343 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 48 days | $10,564 | $343 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,676 | $349 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $11,037 | $429 | $12 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
7 sailings available · Transit: 30–48 days · 3 carriers