Seattle, US to Ningbo, CN (USSEA to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between Seattle and Ningbo starts at $390 per 20' container and at $300 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 17 to 33 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($300) sits 32% below the $443 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Maersk) is filed at $299 ocean freight — $1 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Seattle and Ningbo.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 | $300 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | 20 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 20 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 23 days | $299 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 31 days | $300 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 28 days | $300 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 27 days | $300 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 25 days | $300 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 28 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 25 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 28 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 21 days | $307 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 23 days | $349 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 17 days | $349 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 23 days | $349 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 33 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 28 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 32 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 31 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps |
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
22 sailings available · Transit: 17–33 days · 4 carriers