Tokyo, JP to Charlotte, US (JPTYO to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Tokyo and Charlotte starts at $11,639 per 20' container and at $13,126 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 61 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($13,126) sits 47% above the $8,915 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $10,774 ocean freight — $2,352 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Tokyo and Charlotte.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $13,126 | $353 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 52 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 41 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 48 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 37 days | $10,774 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,956 | $353 | $254 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POD | 54 days | $10,970 | $353 | $267 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 54 days | $10,970 | $353 | $267 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 61 days | $10,970 | $353 | $267 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 48 days | $11,374 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 36 days | $11,374 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 47 days | $11,482 | $347 | $59 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 48 days | $11,482 | $347 | $59 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
13 sailings available · Transit: 36–61 days · 2 carriers