Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Seattle, US (VNSGN to USSEA)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Seattle starts at $6,715 per 20' container and at $8,365 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, MSC and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,365 with COSCO) takes 39 days at sea, while the fastest option (38 days with COSCO) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,365) sits 27% above the $6,608 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | 39 days | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 38 days | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $9,781 | $220 | $137 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POL ×2 sailings | 41 days | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POL | 34 days | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POL | 50 days | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $8,365 | $210 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE Alt POD | 31 days | $8,627 | $194 | $20 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $8,724 | $206 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $8,901 | $202 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $8,912 | $210 | $240 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $8,912 | $210 | $240 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $9,781 | $220 | $137 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
15 sailings available · Transit: 31–50 days · 6 carriers