Boston, US to Taichung, TW (USBOS to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Boston and Taichung starts at $361 per 20' container and at $675 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 51 to 66 days under Skypace contracts with ZIM, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($675) sits 16% below the $800 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 10, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ZIM) is filed at $1,415 ocean freight — $740 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Boston and Taichung.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | 51 days | $675 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $675 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 52 days | $675 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 57 days | $675 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 63 days | $800 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 63 days | $800 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $800 | TBA | $250 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,558 | TBA | $279 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | 61 days | $1,415 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 66 days | $1,415 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 66 days | $1,415 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $1,558 | TBA | $279 | N/A | Select next steps |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
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12 sailings available · Transit: 51–66 days · 3 carriers