Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Houston, US (VNSGN to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Houston starts at $8,007 per 20' container and at $9,462 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 27 to 39 days under Skypace contracts with ONE, OOCL and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,462 with ONE) takes 33 days at sea, while the fastest option (27 days with ONE) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,462) sits 29% above the $7,348 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 | 33 days | $9,462 | $192 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 27 days | $9,462 | $192 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 29 days | $9,462 | $192 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $9,651 | $217 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $10,665 | $210 | $165 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $10,837 | $192 | $112 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,495 | $217 | $220 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $11,311 | $200 | $70 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | 39 days | $11,495 | $217 | $220 | 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: 27–39 days · 6 carriers