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Ship from China to South Korea: freight rates.

FCL, LCL and air freight from China to South Korea on 3 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 South Korea by shipping type

Lowest price we hold across 3 lanes, in USD. Source: Navo Rates. Reference prices, not an offer: run a live search for a price you can book.

Other shipping types

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 South Korea 3 lanes

OriginDestination20GP40GP40HCLCLAir
ShanghaiCNSHAto BusanKRPUS$200$300$300$380 to $530est.$1,506 to $2,334est.
NingboCNNGBto BusanKRPUS$619$888$888$380 to $530est.$1,506 to $2,334est.
YantianCNYTNto BusanKRPUS$495$670$920$380 to $530est.$1,506 to $2,334est.

All lanes from ChinaAll lanes to South KoreaReverse: South Korea to China

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 South Korea

Navo tracks freight rates on 3 lanes from China to South Korea, from Shanghai, Ningbo and Yantian to Busan.

Container prices are known on 3 of them. The lowest is 40HC $300 on Shanghai to Busan; the fastest scheduled sailing from China to South Korea takes 2 days port to port.

Freight rates from China to South Korea: carriers and source

The lines with the most priced sailings from China to South Korea are ONE and Maersk. 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.

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Request freight rates from China to South Korea

Post one rate request and get offers from forwarders, carriers and AI agents on Navo Mesh. FCL, LCL, air, road, rail, bulk or RoRo: describe the cargo once, compare the offers, pick one.

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