Tacoma, US to Ningbo, CN (USTIW to CNNBO)
Current ocean freight between Tacoma and Ningbo starts at $220 per 20' container and at $285 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 16 to 32 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, CMA CGM and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($285 with Maersk) takes 23 days at sea, while the fastest option (16 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $64 costs 7 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Yang Ming) is filed at $300 ocean freight — $15 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Tacoma and Ningbo.
Rates checked on Oct 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 23 days | $285 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $292 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 27 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $300 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 23 days | $349 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 16 days | $349 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $800 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $300 | TBA | $19 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | 23 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 23 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 23 days | $1,000 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 23 days | $1,000 | 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
19 sailings available · Transit: 16–32 days · 5 carriers