Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Los Angeles, US (VNSGN to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles starts at $3,025 per 20' container and at $4,425 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 21 to 34 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, ONE and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($4,425) sits 27% below the $6,071 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL/POD, COSCO) is filed at $7,365 ocean freight — $2,940 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles.
Rates checked on Aug 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 25 days | $4,425 | $208 | $40 | |||
| ONE | 27 days | $6,127 | $192 | $15 | |||
| COSCO | 27 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | 34 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | 30 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | 34 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | 25 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | 32 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | N/A | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $7,702 | $203 | TBA | N/A | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $7,881 | $217 | $130 | N/A | |
| COSCO Alt POL/POD | 25 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO Alt POL/POD | 33 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO Alt POL/POD | 26 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| COSCO Alt POL/POD | 25 days | $7,365 | $210 | TBA | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $7,501 | $216 | TBA | N/A | |
| MSC Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $7,881 | $217 | $130 | |||
| MSC Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $7,881 | $217 | $130 | |||
| MSC Alt POL/POD | 21 days | $7,881 | $217 | $130 |
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.
Rates last fetched on
19 sailings available · Transit: 21–34 days · 6 carriers