Hong Kong, HK to Los Angeles, US (HKHKG to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Hong Kong and Los Angeles starts at $5,915 per 20' container and at $7,365 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 17 to 33 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 6 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($7,365) sits 36% above the $5,405 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $7,365 to $7,881 across 7 carriers — a $516 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $7,365 | $382 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 24 days | $7,412 | $401 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 23 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 22 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 21 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 21 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 21 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 19 days | $7,501 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 33 days | $7,537 | $382 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | 29 days | $7,611 | $401 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 19 days | $7,702 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $7,881 | $415 | $130 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POD | 17 days | $7,365 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 21 days | $7,464 | $416 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 26 days | $7,464 | $416 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 27 days | $7,464 | $416 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $7,537 | $382 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POD | 21 days | $7,881 | $415 | $130 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC Alt POD | 22 days | $7,881 | $415 | $130 | 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
20 sailings available · Transit: 17–33 days · 8 carriers