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 19 to 33 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Maersk and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($125 with Yang Ming) takes 26 days at sea, while the fastest option (23 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $375 costs 3 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($125) sits 73% below the $463 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 10, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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 | 26 days | $125 | TBA | $286 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 26 days | $125 | TBA | $286 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $125 | TBA | $286 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 28 days | $125 | TBA | $286 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 33 days | $350 | $15 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 33 days | $374 | $15 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 33 days | $382 | $15 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $449 | TBA | $279 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 26 days | $500 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 23 days | $500 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 26 days | $500 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 23 days | $500 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $650 | TBA | $250 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $125 | TBA | $286 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $449 | TBA | $279 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | 20 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 19 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $650 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $650 | TBA | $250 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 29 days | $985 | $8 | $234 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
24 sailings available · Transit: 19–33 days · 6 carriers