Los Angeles, US to Ho Chi Minh City, VN (USLAX to VNSGN)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Ho Chi Minh City starts at $277 per 20' container and at $302 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 21 to 33 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, ZIM and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($302) sits 31% below the $437 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $150 ocean freight — $152 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Ho Chi Minh City.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $302 | TBA | $237 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 21 days | $465 | TBA | $217 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 21 days | $465 | TBA | $217 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $540 | TBA | $255 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 26 days | $700 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $700 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 33 days | $700 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $700 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 28 days | $700 | TBA | $209 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 28 days | $150 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 26 days | $150 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 27 days | $150 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 28 days | $150 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 25 days | $300 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 30 days | $300 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 28 days | $300 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 26 days | $300 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 32 days | $300 | TBA | $255 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 24 days | $302 | TBA | $237 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 24 days | $302 | TBA | $237 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $700 | TBA | $209 | 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
21 sailings available · Transit: 21–33 days · 4 carriers