Yantian to Houston

Yantian, CN to Houston, US (CNYTN to USHOU)

Current ocean freight between Yantian and Houston starts at $8,770 per 20' container and at $10,051 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 46 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, HMM and 5 other carriers.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,051) sits 24% above the $8,116 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, HMM) is filed at $11,111 ocean freight — $1,060 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Yantian and Houston.

Rates checked on Aug 17, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
OOCL22 days$10,051$256TBASelect & Quote
OOCL27 days$10,051$256TBASelect & Quote
OOCL22 days$10,051$256TBASelect & Quote
OOCL27 days$10,051$256TBASelect & Quote
OOCL24 days$10,051$256TBASelect & Quote
OOCLN/AN/A$10,051$256TBAN/ASelect & Quote
OOCL27 days$10,945$256$68Select & Quote
HMM26 days$10,961$241$62Select & Quote
HMM34 days$10,961$241$62Select & Quote
COSCO25 days$10,965$255$165Select & Quote
Evergreen23 days$11,115$256$68Select & Quote
Yang Ming35 days$11,540$266$70Select & Quote
Evergreen26 days$11,605$231$79Select & Quote
Evergreen46 days$11,605$231$79Select & Quote
Evergreen32 days$11,605$231$79Select & Quote
Evergreen35 days$11,605$231$79Select & Quote
MSC34 days$11,995$157$220Select & Quote
MSC34 days$11,995$157$220Select & Quote
MSC34 days$11,995$157$220Select & Quote
HMM Alt POD35 days$11,111$241$70Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POL36 days$11,164$210$109Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POL36 days$11,764$210$109Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POL36 days$11,764$210$109Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POL36 days$11,764$210$109Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POL36 days$11,764$210$109Select & Quote
MSC Alt POL34 days$11,995$157$220Select & Quote
MSC Alt POLN/AN/A$11,995$157$220N/ASelect & 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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27 sailings available · Transit: 22–46 days · 7 carriers

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