Tokyo, JP to Cincinnati, US (JPTYO to USCVG)
Current ocean freight between Tokyo and Cincinnati starts at $7,233 per 20' container and at $9,133 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,133 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 63 days at sea, while the fastest option (31 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $3,104 costs 32 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,133) sits 9% above the $8,416 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 63 days | $9,133 | $354 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $9,133 | $354 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $9,133 | $354 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $9,328 | $387 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,512 | $352 | $270 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM ×2 sailings | 37 days | $12,237 | $432 | $12 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 31 days | $12,237 | $432 | $12 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 31 days | $12,237 | $432 | $12 | 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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9 sailings available · Transit: 31–63 days · 3 carriers