Hong Kong, HK to Houston, US (HKHKG to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Hong Kong and Houston starts at $9,157 per 20' container and at $10,776 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 78 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, OOCL and 6 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,776) sits 21% above the $8,940 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $10,776 to $13,942 across 8 carriers — a $3,166 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,776 | $401 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,803 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,803 | $382 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 42 days | $10,852 | $382 | $320 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $10,852 | $382 | $320 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 44 days | $11,756 | $401 | $319 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $11,980 | $397 | $70 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $12,001 | $401 | $62 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $12,047 | $382 | $165 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 39 days | $12,164 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $12,164 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $12,320 | $382 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $12,320 | $382 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 30 days | $12,331 | $382 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | 46 days | $12,553 | $401 | $70 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $12,972 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $12,972 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $12,972 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 34 days | $13,942 | $415 | $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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19 sailings available · Transit: 26–78 days · 8 carriers