Boston, US to Taichung, TW (USBOS to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Boston and Taichung starts at $337 per 20' container and at $648 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with ZIM, Evergreen and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($648 with ZIM) takes 49 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $12 costs 6 extra days at sea.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $648 to $1,540 across 3 carriers — a $892 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 10, 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 | 49 days | $648 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 52 days | $648 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 55 days | $648 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 56 days | $648 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $660 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 43 days | $660 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $660 | TBA | $247 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 64 days | $800 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 56 days | $800 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 59 days | $800 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 58 days | $800 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 60 days | $800 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 63 days | $800 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $900 | TBA | $251 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,540 | TBA | $280 | N/A | Select & Quote |
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.
Rates last fetched on
15 sailings available · Transit: 43–64 days · 3 carriers