Los Angeles, US to Shanghai, CN (USLAX to CNSHA)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Shanghai starts at $236 per 20' container and at $264 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 14 to 41 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 2 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $150 ocean freight — $114 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Shanghai.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $264 to $281 across 1 carrier — a $17 spread.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 25 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $281 | TBA | $3 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 18 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 17 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 18 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 20 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 21 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 17 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 20 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | 20 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 22 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 16 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 23 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | 19 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 19 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 21 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 26 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 19 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 22 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 25 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 22 days | $150 | TBA | TBA | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 16 days | $259 | TBA | TBA | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 15 days | $259 | TBA | TBA | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 16 days | $259 | TBA | TBA | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 16 days | $259 | TBA | TBA | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 16 days | $259 | TBA | TBA | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 14 days | $259 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 37 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 23 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 41 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 28 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 41 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 28 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 41 days | $264 | TBA | $3 | |||
| OOCL Alt POL/POD | 28 days | $264 | TBA | $3 |
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
41 sailings available · Transit: 14–41 days · 3 carriers