Kobe, JP to Los Angeles, US (JPUKB to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Kobe and Los Angeles starts at $5,559 per 20' container and at $6,164 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 15 to 16 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and Evergreen.
The lowest ocean freight ($6,164 with CMA CGM) takes 16 days at sea, while the fastest option (15 days with CMA CGM) is faster.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Evergreen) is filed at $9,112 ocean freight — $2,948 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kobe and Los Angeles.
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 | 16 days | $6,164 | $347 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 15 days | $6,164 | $347 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $9,112 | $353 | $240 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $9,112 | $353 | $240 | 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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4 sailings available · Transit: 15–16 days · 2 carriers