Qingdao to Seattle

Qingdao, CN to Seattle, US (CNQIN to USSEA)

Current ocean freight between Qingdao and Seattle starts at $5,551 per 20' container and at $7,365 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 13 to 92 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($7,365 with COSCO) takes 27 days at sea, while the fastest option (13 days with MSC) is faster — saving $516 costs 14 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($7,365) sits 29% above the $5,727 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.

Rates checked on Aug 3, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
COSCO27 days$7,365$156TBASelect & Quote
COSCO36 days$7,365$156TBASelect & Quote
COSCO34 days$7,365$156TBASelect & Quote
COSCO28 days$7,365$156TBASelect & Quote
COSCO29 days$7,365$156TBASelect & Quote
COSCON/AN/A$7,365$156TBAN/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM28 days$7,414$134$40Select & Quote
MSC13 days$7,881$157$137Select & Quote
MSC13 days$7,881$157$137Select & Quote
MSC13 days$7,881$157$137Select & Quote
CMA CGM28 days$8,114$134$40Select & Quote
CMA CGM28 days$8,114$134$40Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD20 days$6,448$210$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD25 days$6,448$210$43Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD24 days$7,350$144TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD27 days$7,350$144TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD25 days$7,350$144TBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD19 days$7,412$144TBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD24 days$7,412$144TBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD23 days$7,412$144TBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD18 days$7,412$144TBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD17 days$7,412$144TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD ×2 sailings25 days$8,240$210$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD19 days$8,240$210$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD19 days$8,240$210$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD25 days$8,240$210$43Select & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD92 days$9,901$148$3,582Select & 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

28 sailings available · Transit: 13–92 days · 6 carriers

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