Ningbo, CN to Kansas City, US (CNNBO to USMKC)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Kansas City starts at $7,233 per 20' container and at $9,808 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 23 to 65 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,808 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 47 days at sea, while the fastest option (26 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $572 costs 21 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,808) sits 10% above the $8,931 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 14, 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 | 47 days | $9,808 | $208 | $1,452 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $9,808 | $208 | $1,482 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,376 | $146 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,380 | $207 | $50 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,380 | $207 | $50 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 61 days | $10,848 | $208 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 65 days | $10,848 | $208 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 54 days | $11,308 | $208 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | 27 days | $10,174 | $165 | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,174 | $165 | $344 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $10,319 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,480 | $144 | $62 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 23 days | $14,819 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 23 days | $14,819 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 23 days | $14,819 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $15,167 | 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.
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16 sailings available · Transit: 23–65 days · 7 carriers