Tokyo, JP to Detroit, US (JPTYO to USDET)
Current ocean freight between Tokyo and Detroit starts at $7,001 per 20' container and at $8,724 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,724 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 49 days at sea, while the fastest option (30 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $3,213 costs 19 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,724) sits 4% above the $8,350 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 | 36 days | $8,724 | $554 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $8,724 | $387 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $8,724 | $554 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $8,724 | $554 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $8,889 | $521 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $8,889 | $521 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $8,889 | $521 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,512 | $352 | $270 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM ×2 sailings | 36 days | $11,937 | $432 | $12 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 30 days | $11,937 | $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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11 sailings available · Transit: 30–50 days · 3 carriers