Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Charleston, US (VNSGN to USCHS)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Charleston starts at $8,567 per 20' container and at $10,737 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with ONE, MSC and 3 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,737 with ONE) takes 55 days at sea, while the fastest option (48 days with MSC) is faster — saving $758 costs 7 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,737) sits 41% above the $7,617 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | 55 days | $10,737 | $192 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 48 days | $11,495 | $217 | $130 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,495 | $217 | $148 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $11,540 | $218 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,565 | $210 | $85 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE Alt POD | 56 days | $10,737 | $192 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $11,211 | $200 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 45 days | $11,495 | $217 | $130 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POL/POD | 36 days | $11,495 | $217 | $130 | 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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9 sailings available · Transit: 36–56 days · 6 carriers