Hong Kong, HK to Houston, US (HKHKG to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Hong Kong and Houston starts at $8,007 per 20' container and at $9,462 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 23 to 46 days under Skypace contracts with ONE, OOCL and 6 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,462 with ONE) takes 37 days at sea, while the fastest option (23 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $1,566 costs 14 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,462) sits 30% above the $7,284 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 | 37 days | $9,462 | $382 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $9,462 | $382 | $315 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 24 days | $9,651 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $9,651 | $382 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 35 days | $10,665 | $382 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 46 days | $10,764 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $10,764 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $10,764 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $10,764 | $416 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 23 days | $11,028 | $382 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $11,111 | $401 | $70 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 39 days | $11,191 | $401 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $11,191 | $401 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 39 days | $11,495 | $415 | $220 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $11,540 | $397 | $70 | 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: 23–46 days · 8 carriers