Norfolk, US to Taichung, TW (USORF to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Taichung starts at $188 per 20' container and at $200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 33 to 81 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Hapag-Lloyd and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($200 with Yang Ming) takes 42 days at sea, while the fastest option (33 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $775 costs 9 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($200) sits 60% below the $500 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 | 42 days | $200 | $8 | $286 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 43 days | $200 | $8 | $286 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 56 days | $301 | $8 | $234 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 81 days | $301 | $8 | $234 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 57 days | $301 | $8 | $234 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 81 days | $301 | $8 | $234 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 81 days | $301 | $8 | $234 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 42 days | $355 | $15 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 39 days | $379 | $15 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 40 days | $387 | $15 | $256 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $500 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 44 days | $500 | TBA | $250 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $500 | TBA | $250 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $663 | TBA | $279 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 38 days | $975 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 33 days | $975 | TBA | $247 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 47 days | $975 | TBA | $247 | 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
17 sailings available · Transit: 33–81 days · 6 carriers