Ningbo, CN to Kansas City, US (CNNBO to USMKC)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Kansas City starts at $9,072 per 20' container and at $10,752 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 17 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with ONE and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,752) sits 14% above the $9,465 average of the 9 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $10,603 ocean freight — $149 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Ningbo and Kansas City.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $10,752 | $139 | $370 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,603 | $208 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 28 days | $10,619 | $142 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 25 days | $10,676 | $208 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 26 days | $10,676 | $208 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 24 days | $10,676 | $208 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 22 days | $10,752 | $139 | $370 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 18 days | $10,812 | $139 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 24 days | $10,812 | $139 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 17 days | $10,812 | $139 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 30 days | $11,212 | $139 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $159 | $130 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 23 days | $12,619 | $142 | $350 | Select 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
13 sailings available · Transit: 17–30 days · 4 carriers