Tokyo, JP to Kansas City, US (JPTYO to USMKC)
Current ocean freight between Tokyo and Kansas City starts at $7,598 per 20' container and at $9,678 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 57 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,678) sits 14% above the $8,473 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, ZIM) is filed at $11,437 ocean freight — $1,759 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Tokyo and Kansas City.
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 | 57 days | $9,678 | $387 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 57 days | $9,678 | $387 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,276 | $352 | $332 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $11,437 | $432 | $12 | N/A | 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
4 sailings available · Transit: 57–57 days · 3 carriers