Kaohsiung, TW to Houston, US (TWKHH to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Houston starts at $10,420 per 20' container and at $12,058 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 30 to 44 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($12,058 with COSCO) takes 38 days at sea, while the fastest option (30 days with Evergreen) is faster — saving $311 costs 8 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($12,058) sits 28% above the $9,444 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 1, 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 | 38 days | $12,058 | $259 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 41 days | $12,058 | $259 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $12,200 | $286 | $123 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $12,200 | $286 | $123 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 37 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 38 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 36 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 37 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 33 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 34 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 41 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $12,369 | $285 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 44 days | $13,008 | $286 | $123 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 41 days | $13,008 | $286 | $123 | 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
15 sailings available · Transit: 30–44 days · 3 carriers