Chicago, US to Taichung, TW (USCHI to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Taichung starts at $770 per 20' container and at $800 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 46 to 52 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $800 to $1,120 across 4 carriers — a $320 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $800 | TBA | $254 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $950 | TBA | $291 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,032 | TBA | $284 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 50 days | $1,120 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 52 days | $1,120 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $1,120 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $1,120 | TBA | $251 | 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.
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7 sailings available · Transit: 46–52 days · 4 carriers