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PanamaShip from China to Panama: freight rates.
FCL, LCL and air freight from China to Panama on 5 lanes, with the date and source of every price. Updated 11 Nov 2026. Run a live search for a price you can book, or request rates from forwarders on Navo Mesh.
Freight rates from China to Panama by shipping type
Lowest price we hold across 5 lanes, in USD. Source: Navo Rates. Reference prices, not an offer: run a live search for a price you can book.
Other shipping types
- FTLFull truck load
- LTLLess than truck load
- BulkDry bulk and break bulk
- RoRoVehicles and rolling cargo
- Rail freightContainers and wagons by rail
Estimates: Navo Rates formula from comparable lanes, distance and fuel prices (VLSFO $816.5 per tonne, 2026-11-11), USD. Indicative, not bookable: request a rate on Navo Mesh or run a live search.
Road, bulk, RoRo and rail prices depend on cargo, weight and dates: open a live search or request rates on Navo Mesh below.
Lanes from China to Panama 5 lanes
| Origin | Destination | 20GP | 40GP | 40HC | LCL | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YantianCNYTN | to BalboaPABLB | $5,765 | $6,130 | $6,130 | $380 to $530est. | $3,410 to $3,850est. |
| ShanghaiCNSHA | to BalboaPABLB | $5,355 | $5,830 | $5,830 | $380 to $530est. | $3,180 to $3,600est. |
| NingboCNNGB | to BalboaPABLB | $5,617 | $6,142 | $6,142 | $380 to $530est. | $3,210 to $3,630est. |
| QingdaoCNTAO | to BalboaPABLB | $5,355 | $5,855 | $5,855 | $380 to $530est. | $3,110 to $3,510est. |
| XiamenCNXMN | to BalboaPABLB | $6,815 | $7,430 | $7,430 | $380 to $530est. | $3,340 to $3,780est. |
All lanes from ChinaAll lanes to Panama
Prices are freight only, in USD, before local charges: FCL per container port to port, LCL and air on the basis shown above. Source: Navo Rates, with the date of every price. Reference prices, not offers.
Shipping from China to Panama
Navo tracks freight rates on 5 lanes from China to Panama, from Yantian, Shanghai and Ningbo to Balboa.
Container prices are known on 5 of them. The lowest is 40HC $5,830 on Shanghai to Balboa; the fastest scheduled sailing from China to Panama takes 23 days port to port.
Freight rates from China to Panama: carriers and source
The lines with the most priced sailings from China to Panama are CMA CGM, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Maersk and COSCO. Each lane page lists their next departures, transit times and prices by container size.
Prices here are ocean or air freight only, in USD, before local charges, duties and inland transport. The source is Navo Rates, each price with its date. To get a price you can book, run a live search; to have forwarders compete for your cargo, post a rate request on Navo Mesh.
Request freight rates from China to Panama
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