Ship from China to United Kingdom: freight rates.
FCL, LCL and air freight from China to United Kingdom on 13 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 United Kingdom by shipping type
Lowest price we hold across 13 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 United Kingdom 13 lanes
| Origin | Destination | 20GP | 40GP | 40HC | LCL | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to | $1,750 | $2,650 | $2,650 | $370 to $530est. | $2,470 to $2,830est. | |
| to | $2,080 | $3,230 | $3,230 | $370 to $530est. | $2,380 to $2,720est. | |
| to | $1,750 | $2,650 | $2,556 | $370 to $530est. | $2,410 to $2,760est. | |
| to | $1,776 | $3,100 | $3,100 | $430 to $460est. | $2,290 to $2,620est. | |
| to | $2,308 | $3,566 | $3,566 | $370 to $530est. | $2,480 to $2,840est. | |
| to | $2,308 | $3,566 | $3,566 | $370 to $530est. | $2,270 to $2,600est. | |
| to | $1,720 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $370 to $530est. | $2,500 to $2,860est. | |
| to | $1,733 | $3,016 | $2,735 | $370 to $530est. | $2,400 to $2,740est. | |
| to | $2,165 | $3,340 | $3,235 | $370 to $530est. | $2,490 to $2,850est. | |
| to | $2,308 | $3,566 | $3,566 | $370 to $530est. | $2,250 to $2,570est. | |
| to | $1,749 | $3,048 | $2,735 | $370 to $530est. | $2,430 to $2,780est. | |
| to | $3,900 | $5,275 | $5,275 | $370 to $530est. | $2,230 to $2,550est. | |
| to | Request rate | Request rate | $3,544 | $370 to $530est. | $2,380 to $2,720est. |
All lanes from ChinaAll lanes to United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom
Navo tracks freight rates on 13 lanes from China to United Kingdom, from Yantian, Shanghai and Ningbo to Felixstowe, London Gateway and Liverpool.
Container prices are known on 13 of them. The lowest is 40HC $2,556 on Ningbo to Felixstowe; the fastest scheduled sailing from China to United Kingdom takes 23 days port to port.
Freight rates from China to United Kingdom: carriers and source
The lines with the most priced sailings from China to United Kingdom are CMA CGM, MSC, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd 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 United Kingdom
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