Los Angeles, US to Santos, BR (USLAX to BRSSZ)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Santos starts at $700 per 20' container and at $1,100 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 41 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and 1 other carrier.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Maersk) is filed at $1,630 ocean freight — $530 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Santos.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,100 to $2,546 across 2 carriers — a $1,446 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 19, 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 | 41 days | $1,100 | $2,098 | $440 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $1,100 | $2,098 | $440 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $1,100 | $2,098 | $440 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $2,546 | $20 | $422 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Maersk Alt POL | 36 days | $1,630 | TBA | $362 | 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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5 sailings available · Transit: 36–41 days · 3 carriers