Kaohsiung, TW to Chicago, US (TWKHH to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Chicago starts at $7,930 per 20' container and at $8,800 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 62 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,800 with COSCO) takes 62 days at sea, while the fastest option (25 days with COSCO) is faster — saving $100 costs 37 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,800) sits 10% above the $7,969 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
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 | 62 days | $8,800 | $255 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $8,800 | $255 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 25 days | $8,900 | $255 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 40 days | $9,100 | $255 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $9,100 | $280 | $150 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 36 days | $9,450 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 27 days | $9,450 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 32 days | $9,540 | $262 | $333 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 30 days | $9,550 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $9,550 | $262 | $300 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 30 days | $9,640 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | 28 days | $9,661 | $259 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $9,691 | $259 | $4 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $10,155 | $281 | $299 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $10,851 | $263 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 33 days | $10,900 | $279 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $10,900 | $279 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $10,155 | $281 | $299 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $10,155 | $281 | $299 | 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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19 sailings available · Transit: 20–62 days · 7 carriers