Houston, US to Ho Chi Minh City, VN (USHOU to VNSGN)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Ho Chi Minh City starts at $627 per 20' container and at $638 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 34 to 46 days under Skypace contracts with ZIM, OOCL and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($638 with ZIM) takes 44 days at sea, while the fastest option (34 days with ZIM) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($638) sits 29% below the $894 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | 44 days | $638 | TBA | $217 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 34 days | $638 | TBA | $217 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 43 days | $638 | TBA | $217 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 44 days | $638 | TBA | $217 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,127 | TBA | $237 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 46 days | $1,650 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $1,650 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 39 days | $1,650 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 35 days | $1,650 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 45 days | $1,650 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 44 days | $1,650 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,950 | TBA | $209 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $570 | $63 | $237 | 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
13 sailings available · Transit: 34–46 days · 3 carriers