Norfolk, US to Taichung, TW (USORF to TWTXG)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Taichung starts at $290 per 20' container and at $200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 34 to 61 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($200 with Yang Ming) takes 36 days at sea, while the fastest option (34 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $748 costs 2 extra days at sea.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $200 to $948 across 4 carriers — a $748 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | 36 days | $200 | $8 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $200 | $8 | $291 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 54 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 55 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 61 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 59 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 47 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 57 days | $500 | TBA | $254 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $645 | TBA | $284 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $900 | TBA | $254 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 34 days | $948 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $948 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 37 days | $948 | TBA | $251 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $948 | TBA | $251 | 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.
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14 sailings available · Transit: 34–61 days · 4 carriers