Ningbo, CN to Kansas City, US (CNNBO to USMKC)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Kansas City starts at $7,738 per 20' container and at $9,636 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 60 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,636) sits 14% above the $8,467 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, COSCO) is filed at $9,415 ocean freight — $221 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Ningbo and Kansas City.
Rates checked on Aug 31, 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 | 40 days | $9,636 | $206 | $1,452 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,076 | $145 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 59 days | $11,136 | $206 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 60 days | $11,136 | $206 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 47 days | $11,396 | $206 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $11,396 | $206 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 51 days | $11,401 | $144 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $9,415 | $164 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 28 days | $9,969 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,181 | $158 | $130 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $14,417 | TBA | $34 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
11 sailings available · Transit: 28–60 days · 6 carriers