Philadelphia, US to Karachi, PK (USPHL to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between Philadelphia and Karachi starts at $2,387 per 20' container and at $3,973 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 92 to 96 days under Skypace contracts with MSC.
The lowest ocean freight ($3,973 with MSC) takes 96 days at sea, while the fastest option (92 days with MSC) is faster — saving $70 costs 4 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, MSC) is filed at $3,640 ocean freight — $333 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Philadelphia and Karachi.
Rates checked on Aug 18, 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 | 96 days | $3,973 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 94 days | $3,973 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 92 days | $4,043 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 93 days | $4,043 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 93 days | $4,043 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 93 days | $4,043 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 93 days | $4,043 | TBA | $218 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $3,640 | 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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8 sailings available · Transit: 92–96 days · 1 carrier