Kobe, JP to New York, US (JPUKB to USNYC)
Current ocean freight between Kobe and New York starts at $9,236 per 20' container and at $10,802 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 38 to 43 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and Evergreen.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,802 with CMA CGM) takes 43 days at sea, while the fastest option (38 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $708 costs 5 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,802) sits 5% above the $10,309 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 24, 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 | 43 days | $10,802 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $10,802 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,985 | $353 | $284 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $11,510 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $11,510 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $11,510 | $347 | $59 | 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: 38–43 days · 2 carriers