Kaohsiung, TW to Tampa, US (TWKHH to USTPA)
Current ocean freight between Kaohsiung and Tampa starts at $9,672 per 20' container and at $12,058 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 40 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($12,058 with COSCO) takes 45 days at sea, while the fastest option (40 days with Evergreen) is faster — saving $311 costs 5 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($12,058) sits 36% above the $8,855 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 | 45 days | $12,058 | $260 | $80 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 49 days | $12,100 | $286 | $83 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 42 days | $12,100 | $286 | $83 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 46 days | $12,100 | $286 | $83 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $12,100 | $286 | $83 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 40 days | $12,100 | $286 | $83 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 53 days | $12,159 | $268 | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $12,159 | $268 | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $12,159 | $268 | $108 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 46 days | $12,369 | $286 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 45 days | $12,369 | $286 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $12,369 | $286 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 40 days | $12,369 | $286 | $79 | 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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13 sailings available · Transit: 40–56 days · 4 carriers