Los Angeles to Yantian

Los Angeles, US to Yantian, CN (USLAX to CNYTN)

Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Yantian starts at $147 per 20' container and at $175 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 43 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Maersk and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($175 with Yang Ming) takes 21 days at sea, while the fastest option (13 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $140 costs 8 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($175) sits 57% below the $404 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.

Rates checked on Oct 17, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
Yang Ming21 days$175TBATBASelect next steps
Yang Ming20 days$175TBA$19Select next steps
Yang Ming20 days$175TBA$19Select next steps
Yang Ming20 days$175TBATBASelect next steps
Yang Ming22 days$175TBATBASelect next steps
Yang Ming22 days$175TBATBASelect next steps
Maersk17 days$199$15$24Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd17 days$207$15$24Select next steps
OOCLN/AN/A$244TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd13 days$315$15$24Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd17 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd33 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd38 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd36 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd38 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd36 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd17 days$336$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd17 days$361$8TBASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd17 days$361$8TBASelect next steps
ZIM24 days$400TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM24 days$400TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM24 days$400TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM24 days$400TBATBASelect next steps
ZIM24 days$400TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen42 days$550TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen42 days$550TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen43 days$550TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen43 days$550TBATBASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt PODN/AN/A$150TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$150TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$175TBA$19N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL22 days$244TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL13 days$244TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL24 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL21 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL25 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL24 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL22 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL25 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL22 days$256TBA$5Select next steps
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$344TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$344TBA$5N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POD23 days$356TBA$5Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL18 days$550TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL25 days$550TBATBASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POLN/AN/A$550TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt PODN/AN/A$650TBATBAN/ASelect next steps
Evergreen Alt POL/PODN/AN/A$650TBATBAN/ASelect next steps

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

48 sailings available · Transit: 13–43 days · 6 carriers

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