Charleston to Taichung

Charleston, US to Taichung, TW (USCHS to TWTXG)

Current ocean freight between Charleston and Taichung starts at $290 per 20' container and at $200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 29 to 67 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Hapag-Lloyd and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($200 with Yang Ming) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (29 days with Yang Ming) is faster.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($200) sits 72% below the $717 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 10, 2026.

Rates checked on Oct 16, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
Yang Ming31 days$200$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming29 days$200$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming31 days$200$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming29 days$200$7$286Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd39 days$301$8$234Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd39 days$301$8$234Select next steps
EvergreenN/AN/A$500TBA$250N/ASelect next steps
ZIM61 days$675TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM67 days$675TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM67 days$675TBA$247Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd35 days$683$8$491Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd34 days$683$8$491Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd37 days$683$8$491Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd36 days$683$8$491Select next steps
CMA CGM64 days$1,089TBA$282Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$250$10$286N/ASelect next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL43 days$301$8$234Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL45 days$301$8$234Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL53 days$301$8$234Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL53 days$301$8$234Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL51 days$500TBA$250Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL56 days$500TBA$250Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POL58 days$500TBA$250Select next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$663TBA$279N/ASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL60 days$675TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL64 days$675TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL64 days$675TBA$247Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POLN/AN/A$730$8$286N/ASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POL37 days$850TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL39 days$850TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL43 days$850TBA$247Select next steps
ZIM Alt POL45 days$850TBA$247Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POLN/AN/A$900TBA$250N/ASelect next steps
ZIM Alt POLN/AN/A$1,090TBA$247N/ASelect next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL43 days$1,100$10$286Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL35 days$1,100$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL33 days$1,100$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL35 days$1,100$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL33 days$1,100$7$286Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL34 days$1,100$10$286Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL33 days$1,874$8$491Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL31 days$1,874$8$491Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL34 days$1,874$8$491Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL59 days$3,322$8$275Select 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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44 sailings available · Transit: 29–67 days · 6 carriers

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