Houston, US to Ho Chi Minh City, VN (USHOU to VNSGN)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Ho Chi Minh City starts at $556 per 20' container and at $588 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 38 to 53 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, ZIM and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($588) sits 40% below the $985 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $400 ocean freight — $188 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Houston and Ho Chi Minh City.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
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| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $588 | $63 | $240 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 53 days | $597 | $63 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 52 days | $597 | $63 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $597 | $63 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 52 days | $597 | $63 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $649 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 43 days | $665 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $665 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $665 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 45 days | $665 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,156 | $46 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,156 | $46 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,156 | $46 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,156 | $46 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,156 | $46 | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $1,650 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 39 days | $1,650 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $1,650 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,650 | TBA | $211 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $400 | $7 | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $500 | $7 | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POD | 38 days | $589 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 41 days | $605 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 39 days | $605 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 39 days | $605 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 43 days | $605 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,250 | TBA | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 42 days | $1,430 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 44 days | $1,430 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 44 days | $1,430 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps |
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
30 sailings available · Transit: 38–53 days · 4 carriers