Los Angeles, US to Taichung, TW (USLAX to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Taichung starts at $165 per 20' container and at $125 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 15 to 32 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, OOCL and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($125 with Yang Ming) takes 27 days at sea, while the fastest option (18 days with Yang Ming) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($125) sits 73% below the $468 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | 27 days | $125 | TBA | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 21 days | $125 | TBA | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 23 days | $125 | TBA | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $125 | TBA | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 26 days | $125 | TBA | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $449 | TBA | $284 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 31 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 32 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 32 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $650 | TBA | $254 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $125 | TBA | $291 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $449 | TBA | $284 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | 15 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 16 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $650 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $650 | TBA | $254 | 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
19 sailings available · Transit: 15–32 days · 3 carriers