Kaohsiung to Kansas City

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.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
ONEN/AN/A$9,450$262$300N/ASelect & Quote
ONE35 days$9,750$262$300Select & Quote
COSCO Alt POD39 days$9,000$255TBASelect & Quote
COSCO Alt PODN/AN/A$9,000$255TBAN/ASelect & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$9,355$281$299Select & Quote
CMA CGM Alt POD29 days$9,355$281$299Select & Quote
ONE Alt POD26 days$9,450$262$300Select & Quote
ONE Alt POD26 days$9,540$262$300Select & Quote
ONE Alt POD27 days$9,750$262$300Select & Quote
ONE Alt POD26 days$9,840$262$300Select & Quote
HMM Alt POD27 days$9,961$259$62Select & Quote
HMM Alt POD27 days$9,961$259$62Select & Quote
HMM Alt POD27 days$9,961$259$62Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD32 days$10,900$279TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming Alt PODN/AN/A$10,900$279TBAN/ASelect & 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

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