Kaohsiung, TW to Chicago, US (TWKHH to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Chicago starts at $8,745 per 20' container and at $9,850 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 27 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,850 with COSCO) takes 49 days at sea, while the fastest option (27 days with COSCO) is faster — saving $300 costs 22 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,850) sits 12% above the $8,834 average of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | 49 days | $9,850 | $260 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 27 days | $10,150 | $260 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,150 | $260 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $10,305 | $286 | $299 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $10,305 | $286 | $299 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | 30 days | $10,701 | $264 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 32 days | $10,940 | $267 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 31 days | $10,940 | $267 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 33 days | $11,900 | $284 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $11,900 | $284 | $36 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $12,011 | $264 | $30 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $12,749 | $268 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $12,749 | $268 | $139 | 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: 27–50 days · 7 carriers