New York, US to Taichung, TW (USNYC to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between New York and Taichung starts at $420 per 20' container and at $500 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($500 with Evergreen) takes 56 days at sea, while the fastest option (38 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $170 costs 18 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $300 ocean freight — $200 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between New York and Taichung.
Rates checked on Aug 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | 56 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 58 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 63 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 62 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 49 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 60 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $645 | TBA | $284 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 51 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 42 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 57 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 60 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 44 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 60 days | $670 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $900 | TBA | $254 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD ×2 sailings | 36 days | $300 | $5 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 41 days | $300 | $5 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 41 days | $300 | $5 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 48 days | $300 | $5 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 41 days | $300 | $5 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 43 days | $300 | $5 | $291 | 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
24 sailings available · Transit: 36–63 days · 4 carriers