Tacoma, US to Kaohsiung, TW (USTIW to TWKHH)
Current ocean freight between Tacoma and Kaohsiung starts at $290 per 20' container and at $317 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 10 to 25 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($317 with CMA CGM) takes 24 days at sea, while the fastest option (14 days with Evergreen) is faster — saving $433 costs 10 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Yang Ming) is filed at $400 ocean freight — $83 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Tacoma and Kaohsiung.
Rates checked on Oct 10, 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 |
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| CMA CGM | 24 days | $317 | TBA | $285 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $400 | TBA | $289 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $400 | TBA | $289 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $400 | TBA | $289 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 21 days | $400 | TBA | $289 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $400 | TBA | $289 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 21 days | $400 | TBA | $289 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 17 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 21 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 15 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 14 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 24 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $750 | TBA | $253 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $400 | TBA | $289 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POL | 16 days | $456 | TBA | $282 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 10 days | $456 | TBA | $282 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 16 days | $456 | TBA | $282 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 16 days | $456 | TBA | $282 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 16 days | $456 | TBA | $282 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 16 days | $456 | TBA | $282 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $950 | TBA | $253 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $950 | TBA | $253 | N/A | 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
23 sailings available · Transit: 10–25 days · 4 carriers