Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Charlotte, US (VNSGN to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Charlotte starts at $11,099 per 20' container and at $12,526 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 42 to 52 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, COSCO and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($12,526) sits 33% above the $9,424 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Evergreen) is filed at $12,006 ocean freight — $520 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Ho Chi Minh City and Charlotte.
Rates checked on Sep 13, 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 | $12,526 | $211 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $12,837 | $210 | $230 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 47 days | $14,365 | $208 | $87 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 52 days | $14,365 | $208 | $87 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD ×2 sailings | 42 days | $12,006 | $211 | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 43 days | $12,006 | $211 | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 44 days | $12,006 | $211 | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 43 days | $12,006 | $211 | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 43 days | $12,006 | $211 | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 50 days | $12,020 | $211 | $267 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $13,465 | $208 | $12 | 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.
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12 sailings available · Transit: 42–52 days · 3 carriers