Kaohsiung, TW to Los Angeles, US (TWKHH to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Los Angeles starts at $4,375 per 20' container and at $6,225 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 15 to 31 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, ONE and 6 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($6,225 with Maersk) takes 28 days at sea, while the fastest option (15 days with Evergreen) is faster — saving $1,875 costs 13 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $7,750 ocean freight — $1,525 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Kaohsiung and Los Angeles.
Rates checked on Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 28 days | $6,225 | $269 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 21 days | $7,898 | $268 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $8,050 | $260 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $8,096 | $287 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $8,096 | $287 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $8,096 | $287 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 17 days | $8,100 | $286 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 15 days | $8,100 | $286 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $8,550 | $287 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $9,587 | $383 | $12 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM | 21 days | $12,620 | $265 | $835 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $7,750 | $284 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 24 days | $8,050 | $287 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POD | 15 days | $8,050 | $260 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 19 days | $8,050 | $287 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 31 days | $8,096 | $287 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 28 days | $8,096 | $287 | $40 | 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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17 sailings available · Transit: 15–31 days · 8 carriers