Kaohsiung, TW to Charlotte, US (TWKHH to USCLT)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Charlotte starts at $10,363 per 20' container and at $11,500 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 34 to 60 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, HMM and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($11,500) sits 64% above the $7,025 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $10,300 ocean freight — $1,200 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kaohsiung and Charlotte.
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 | 49 days | $11,500 | $255 | $90 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $11,761 | $259 | $30 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 53 days | $10,300 | $281 | $33 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 34 days | $10,500 | $281 | $33 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 47 days | $10,500 | $281 | $33 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,550 | $255 | $85 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE Alt POD | 52 days | $10,725 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 58 days | $10,725 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 55 days | $10,725 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 55 days | $10,815 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 60 days | $10,815 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 60 days | $10,815 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 45 days | $10,900 | $294 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 37 days | $11,005 | $281 | $318 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 49 days | $11,011 | $259 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 37 days | $11,011 | $259 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 45 days | $11,011 | $259 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 34 days | $11,169 | $280 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 42 days | $11,169 | $280 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 39 days | $11,169 | $280 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 43 days | $11,169 | $280 | $27 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 34 days | $11,169 | $280 | $14 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | 38 days | $11,500 | $255 | $90 | 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.
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23 sailings available · Transit: 34–60 days · 6 carriers