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 $290 per 20' container and at $319 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 19 to 36 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, ZIM and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($319) sits 24% below the $417 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 27, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $150 ocean freight — $169 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Ho Chi Minh City.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
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| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $319 | TBA | $240 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 21 days | $480 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 21 days | $480 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 21 days | $480 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 21 days | $480 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 21 days | $480 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $540 | TBA | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen | 36 days | $700 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $700 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $700 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $700 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $700 | TBA | $211 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $700 | TBA | $211 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 26 days | $150 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 28 days | $150 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 26 days | $150 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 28 days | $150 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 28 days | $150 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $150 | TBA | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 30 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 27 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 32 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 30 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 29 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 30 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 32 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 29 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 32 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 32 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 31 days | $300 | TBA | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL/POD | N/A | N/A | $300 | TBA | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | 21 days | $319 | TBA | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $319 | TBA | $240 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | 23 days | $331 | TBA | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 24 days | $331 | TBA | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 23 days | $331 | TBA | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 24 days | $331 | TBA | $240 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 19 days | $420 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 19 days | $420 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 19 days | $420 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 19 days | $420 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POD | 19 days | $420 | TBA | $219 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $540 | TBA | $256 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $700 | TBA | $211 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 32 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 35 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 35 days | $752 | $8 | $257 | Select next steps |
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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51 sailings available · Transit: 19–36 days · 5 carriers