Trade lane
Shipping from China to Japan
Ocean freight from China to Japan is an actively tracked container trade lane on bexy, with 1,934 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 7 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 4 and 9 days and 90% at 15 days or less, across 39 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.
- Shipments tracked
- 1,934
- Median est. transit
- 7 days
- Loading ports
- 7
- Discharge ports
- 11
Estimated transit · China → Japan
7days median
- Middle half
- 4–9 days
- 90% within
- 15 days
- Shipments
- 39
Estimated from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, which can include an inland leg; spans over 120 days are left out. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
6days median
Middle half 6–9 days · 90% within 15 days · n = 26 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board → container discharged at the port of discharge, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates. It has no inland leg, so it is not directly comparable with the estimate, and it rests on fewer shipments because most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.
China to Japan ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from China to Japan — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 6 days (middle half 6–9 days, 90% within 15 days) across 26 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.
Cargo on this lane loads mainly at China ports including Xiamen, Shanghai, Xingang and Qingdao and is discharged mainly at Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya and Yokohama on the Japan side.
Every China-to-Japan shipment here travels on an Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading and is read from the carrier's own tracking record: vessel, voyage, port milestones and per-container status, re-checked after the estimated arrival (the ETA, or the last planned arrival when there is none) until a status reports the shipment at its final destination, for up to 30 days — free, and without an account.
| Port of loading | Port of discharge | Shipments | Share | Planned port-to-port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen | Osaka | 363 | 19% | — |
| Xiamen | Tokyo | 336 | 17% | — |
| Xiamen | Nagoya | 237 | 12% | — |
| Xiamen | Yokohama | 183 | 9% | — |
| Xiamen | Kobe | 163 | 8% | — |
| Xiamen | Shimizu | 80 | 4% | — |
| Shanghai | Osaka | 74 | 4% | — |
| Shanghai | Tokyo | 59 | 3% | — |
Share is of this lane's shipments that record both ports.
Planned routing: 5% of 21 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned via a transshipment port, most often Shekou (1); the rest are planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.
Recent shipments · China → Japan
- EGSU0270419 · Shekou → Tokyo
- EITU8029724 · Shekou → Tokyo
- EGHU9249851 · Shekou → Tokyo2×
- EGSU0062164 · Shekou → Tokyo5×
- EGSU6140222 · Shekou → Tokyo
- EGSU2344887 · Shekou → Nagoya
- EGSU2681595 · Shekou → Osaka
- EGHU3739091 · Shekou → Hakata
- HWLU2065286 · Shekou → Hakata3×
- HWLU2065096 · Shekou → Hakata
- HWLU2280530 · Shekou → Hakata4×
- EMCU6551712 · Shekou → Osaka
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from China to Japan?
- The median estimated transit from China to Japan is 7 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 4 and 9 days and 90% at 15 days or less, across 39 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival. The exact time depends on the service, any transshipment and any inland leg to the final destination.
- How long does shipping from China to Japan actually take?
- The median actual transit from China to Japan is 6 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at the port of discharge, as reported in the carrier's container events; half of these shipments took between 6 and 9 days and 90% took 15 days or less, across 26 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge. Unlike the estimated transit it ends at the port of discharge, with no inland leg, and it rests on fewer shipments: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
- Which ports handle China to Japan shipments?
- Cargo most often loads at Xiamen, Shanghai, Xingang and Qingdao. On arrival it is most often discharged at Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya and Yokohama.
- Is cargo from China to Japan shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 5% of the 21 China-to-Japan shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Shekou; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
- How many shipments are tracked on the China to Japan route?
- bexy has 1,934 shipments on record for the China to Japan lane, the most recent departing Oct 18, 2026.
- How do I track a China to Japan shipment?
- Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to see the vessel and voyage, port milestones and estimated arrival — free, with no login required.
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China → Japan · filterable by port, date & weight
Aggregated from 1,934 tracked Bills of Lading · median estimated transit from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, over 39 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 26 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "China to Japan Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 1,934 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-japanDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.