Seattle, US to Chennai, IN (USSEA to INMAA)
Current ocean freight between Seattle and Chennai starts at $1,490 per 20' container and at $2,470 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 38 to 95 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,470) sits 26% below the $3,356 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 21, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Evergreen) is filed at $2,450 ocean freight — $20 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Seattle and Chennai.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $2,470 | TBA | $137 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $2,650 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 48 days | $3,408 | TBA | $123 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 50 days | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 43 days | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 64 days | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 56 days | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 48 days | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 50 days | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $2,450 | TBA | $108 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 38 days | $2,470 | TBA | $167 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 45 days | $2,470 | TBA | $167 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 45 days | $2,470 | TBA | $167 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 47 days | $2,470 | TBA | $167 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 50 days | $2,470 | TBA | $167 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $2,470 | TBA | $137 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 92 days | $5,110 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 90 days | $5,110 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 90 days | $5,110 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 95 days | $5,110 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $5,110 | TBA | $112 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 95 days | $5,180 | TBA | $112 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 95 days | $5,180 | TBA | $112 | 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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23 sailings available · Transit: 38–95 days · 4 carriers