Shipping from South Korea to China

South Korea is located in Eastern Asia and has a population of 52 million people. South Korea is among world's largest economies by GDP. It is also among the top exporters by value of exported goods. South Korea's main export product categories are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, fuels and mining products.

China belongs to Eastern Asia and its population is approximately 1.4 billion. China is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. China's main import products are machinery, transport equipment, fuels, mining products and agricultural products.

Transport infrustructure and shipping connectivity

South Korea

South Korea has excellent port connections and regularly serviced by large number of sea carriers. It has a fairly developed rail infrastructure and makes moderate use of rail freight transport. Amount of air freight in South Korea's trade is relatively high.

China

China has outstanding connectivity by sea and frequently serviced by many sea carriers. It has the largest rail infrastructures in the world and rail freight plays important role in country's cargo traffic. There is relatively large amount of air freight in China's cargo traffic.

Overview of shipping alternatives between South Korea and China

We were able to generate 5 shipping alternatives from South Korea to China by sea, rail/ multimodal, air and road transport. The least expensive and most environmentally friendly shipping alternative appears to be by sea transport with expected transit time of about 5 days. The fastest route, unsurprisingly, involves air transport and is expected to take about 3 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Unfortunately, it is simultaneously the most expensive shipping solution with higher emissions.

1. Lowest cost shipping alternative

Seoul

InchonKRINCport

NantongCNNTGport

Shanghai

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 1 870
Transit time estimate: 5.1 days
CO2 emission index: 468

2. Shipping alternative with cost advantage

Seoul

ShenyangCNSHErail yard

ShanghaiCNSHArail yard

Shanghai

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Rail Services

Freight rate index: 4 629
Transit time estimate: 9.8 days
CO2 emission index: 1 486

3. Shipping alternative with transit time advantage

Seoul

Busan (Pusan)KRPUSport

ShanghaiCNSGHport

Shanghai

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 2 305
Transit time estimate: 3.55 days
CO2 emission index: 775

4. Fastest shipping alternative

Seoul

Incheon IntlKRICNairport

PudongCNPVGairport

Shanghai

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Air Freight

Freight rate index: 13 622
Transit time estimate: 3 days
CO2 emission index: 7 956

5. Shipping alternative with transit time advantage

Seoul

Shanghai

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Road Freight

Forwarding

Freight rate index: 5 536
Transit time estimate: 4.7 days
CO2 emission index: 3 205

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