Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Houston, US (VNSGN to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Houston starts at $9,157 per 20' container and at $10,803 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 33 to 81 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, ONE and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($10,803 with OOCL) takes 81 days at sea, while the fastest option (34 days with ONE) is faster — saving $49 costs 47 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,803) sits 22% above the $8,877 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 81 days | $10,803 | $220 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 36 days | $10,803 | $220 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 81 days | $10,803 | $220 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,803 | $220 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 34 days | $10,852 | $194 | $320 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $10,852 | $194 | $320 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $11,176 | $210 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 40 days | $12,047 | $210 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 42 days | $12,047 | $210 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $12,073 | $210 | $165 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $12,880 | $221 | $70 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $13,942 | $220 | $220 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $11,176 | $210 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POL | 40 days | $12,073 | $210 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POL | 42 days | $12,073 | $210 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $12,320 | $220 | $68 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $12,753 | $202 | $70 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | 33 days | $13,942 | $220 | $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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18 sailings available · Transit: 33–81 days · 7 carriers