Los Angeles, US to Hong Kong, HK (USLAX to HKHKG)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Hong Kong starts at $227 per 20' container and at $252 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 20 to 34 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Yang Ming and 3 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Evergreen) is filed at $550 ocean freight — $298 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $252 to $735 across 5 carriers — a $483 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 13, 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 | $252 | TBA | $368 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $275 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $275 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $275 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $275 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $275 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 23 days | $275 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $275 | TBA | $401 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 25 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 25 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 34 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 33 days | $608 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 27 days | $608 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $608 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 28 days | $735 | TBA | $382 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 20 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $550 | TBA | $401 | 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
20 sailings available · Transit: 20–34 days · 5 carriers