Chicago, US to Taichung, TW (USCHI to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Taichung starts at $770 per 20' container and at $613 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 57 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($613 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 47 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $1,046 costs 4 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($613) sits 39% below the $1,008 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 10, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 47 days | $613 | $969 | $450 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $663 | $1,023 | $450 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $800 | TBA | $250 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $950 | TBA | $286 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,049 | $46 | $279 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $1,134 | TBA | $247 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 57 days | $1,659 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 43 days | $1,659 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 52 days | $1,659 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 52 days | $1,659 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 30 days | $2,314 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 32 days | $2,314 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 30 days | $2,314 | TBA | $247 | 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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13 sailings available · Transit: 30–57 days · 5 carriers