Kaohsiung, TW to Boston, US (TWKHH to USBOS)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Boston starts at $9,630 per 20' container and at $12,000 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 44 to 53 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, COSCO and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($12,000 with CMA CGM) takes 46 days at sea, while the fastest option (44 days with CMA CGM) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($12,000) sits 40% above the $8,541 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 46 days | $12,000 | $286 | $98 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $12,000 | $286 | $98 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 50 days | $12,000 | $286 | $98 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 53 days | $12,058 | $260 | $80 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 48 days | $12,369 | $286 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 45 days | $12,708 | $286 | $98 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $12,708 | $286 | $98 | 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
7 sailings available · Transit: 44–53 days · 3 carriers