Kaohsiung, TW to Kansas City, US (TWKHH to USMKC)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Kansas City starts at $7,995 per 20' container and at $9,450 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 39 days under Skypace contracts with ONE and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,450) sits 19% above the $7,910 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, COSCO) is filed at $9,000 ocean freight — $450 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kaohsiung and Kansas City.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $9,450 | $262 | $300 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 35 days | $9,750 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | 39 days | $9,000 | $255 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $9,000 | $255 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $9,355 | $281 | $299 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 29 days | $9,355 | $281 | $299 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 26 days | $9,450 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 26 days | $9,540 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 27 days | $9,750 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 26 days | $9,840 | $262 | $300 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 27 days | $9,961 | $259 | $62 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 27 days | $9,961 | $259 | $62 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 27 days | $9,961 | $259 | $62 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 32 days | $10,900 | $279 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $10,900 | $279 | TBA | N/A | 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: 26–39 days · 5 carriers