Kaohsiung, TW to Seattle, US (TWKHH to USSEA)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Seattle starts at $5,715 per 20' container and at $7,350 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 19 to 29 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, ONE and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($7,350 with COSCO) takes 20 days at sea, while the fastest option (19 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $250 costs 1 extra day at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($7,350) sits 42% above the $5,178 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | 20 days | $7,350 | $255 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $7,350 | $255 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 29 days | $7,525 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $7,600 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $7,600 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $7,600 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $8,100 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 20 days | $7,350 | $279 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 21 days | $7,400 | $280 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 20 days | $7,525 | $262 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 21 days | $7,600 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 21 days | $7,600 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 21 days | $7,600 | $281 | $54 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | 20 days | $7,611 | $259 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE Alt POD | 19 days | $7,615 | $262 | TBA | 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: 19–29 days · 6 carriers