Philadelphia, US to Karachi, PK (USPHL to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between Philadelphia and Karachi starts at $2,416 per 20' container and at $4,031 per 40'HC container. All rates are under Skypace contracts with MSC.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, MSC) is filed at $3,700 ocean freight — $331 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Philadelphia and Karachi.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $4,031 | TBA | $218 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,700 | TBA | $218 | 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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