# China–US East Coast: Spot Rates Approaching $11,000 Again **Category:** Industry News | **Source:** Reuters via MarketScreener / Drewry WCI | **Published:** 2026-09-23 | **Updated:** 2026-09-26 **Tags:** Seefracht, Spotrate, China, USA, New York, Xeneta, Drewry, Container, Frachtraten, Logistik News, Transport News, Fracht News, Speditions News, Supply Chain News, Zoll News, Frachtportal News, Digitalisierung > Xeneta reports USD 10,948 per 40-foot container China–US East Coast. Drewry quotes Shanghai–New York at USD 10,394. --- Spot rates from China to the US East Coast have reached extremely high levels again. Xeneta reported a value of USD 10,948 per 40-foot container on September 17, 2026. This puts the route just below the previous all-time high in the Xeneta series of approximately USD 11,900 from January 2022. The Drewry series for Shanghai–New York, by contrast, reached around USD 16,000 at the beginning of the pandemic – depending on the index, the gap to the record therefore varies. Drewry reported a weekly increase of 7 percent to USD 10,394 per 40-foot container for the same week. Important: These are spot rates or off-contract rates. Large customers with long-term contracts may have different prices. Individual carrier offers can also deviate significantly. Drivers include, among other things, higher fuel costs, tight capacity, and geopolitical detours. This is compounded by demand ahead of China's Golden Week. --- Those who purchase USA services should not focus on a single index figure alone. What matters is your own trade lane, port of departure, shipping line, and equipment. FAK rates, spot rates, and contract rates must be clearly separated. At nearly $11,000, differences of several thousand dollars per container can easily emerge. In short: East Coast rates have returned to a level we last saw during the pandemic. --- Xeneta reported USD 10,948 per 40-foot container. The route concerns China to US East Coast. The previous peak of the Xeneta index was around USD 11,900 (January 2022). The Drewry index for Shanghai–New York reached around USD 16,000 at the beginning of the pandemic. Drewry reported Shanghai–New York at USD 10,394. Drewry reported a weekly increase of 7 percent there. Shanghai–Los Angeles was at USD 7,712 according to Drewry (plus 5 percent). These are spot rates or off-contract rates. ## Related Entities ### Countries - [United States of America](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/us) - [China](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/cn) ### Seaports - [Shanghai (CNSGH)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/shanghai-port-cnsgh) - [New York City (US NYC)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/new-york-city-port-us-nyc) ### Glossary - [Container](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container) - [Sea freight](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/sea-freight) - [Spot Rate](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/spot-rate) - [Blank Sailing](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/blank-sailing) - [FEU (Forty-foot Equivalent Unit)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/feu-forty-foot-equivalent-unit) - [Golden Week](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/golden-week) - [FAK Rate (Freight All Kinds)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/fak-rate-freight-all-kinds) - [Bunker fuel](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/bunker-fuel) --- *Canonical URL: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/news/chinaus-ostkueste-spotraten-naehern-sich-wieder-11000-dollar-20260920162445](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/news/chinaus-ostkueste-spotraten-naehern-sich-wieder-11000-dollar-20260920162445)* *Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/news/en/chinaus-ostkueste-spotraten-naehern-sich-wieder-11000-dollar-20260920162445](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/news/en/chinaus-ostkueste-spotraten-naehern-sich-wieder-11000-dollar-20260920162445)*