Busan, KR to Chicago, US (KRPUS to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Chicago starts at $7,706 per 20' container and at $8,815 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 18 to 39 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, CMA CGM and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,815) sits 18% above the $7,458 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $8,815 to $11,252 across 6 carriers — a $2,437 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $8,815 | $161 | $15 | N/A | |
| COSCO | 38 days | $8,915 | $161 | $15 | |||
| COSCO | 22 days | $8,915 | $161 | $15 | |||
| COSCO | 39 days | $8,915 | $161 | $15 | |||
| COSCO | 26 days | $9,115 | $161 | TBA | |||
| COSCO | 24 days | $9,115 | $161 | TBA | |||
| CMA CGM | 20 days | $9,369 | $154 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 22 days | $9,369 | $154 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 22 days | $9,369 | $154 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 20 days | $9,369 | $154 | $350 | |||
| ONE | 20 days | $9,462 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 22 days | $9,462 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 20 days | $9,462 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $9,462 | $161 | $438 | N/A | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $9,512 | $154 | $150 | N/A | |
| ONE | 23 days | $9,552 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 20 days | $9,552 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 36 days | $9,562 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 18 days | $9,562 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 32 days | $9,562 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 23 days | $9,562 | $161 | $315 | |||
| ONE | 32 days | $9,652 | $161 | $315 | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $9,781 | $156 | $130 | N/A | |
| CMA CGM | 22 days | $9,869 | $154 | $350 | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | $11,252 | $154 | $36 | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 20 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 21 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 21 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 23 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $11,252 | $154 | TBA |
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
35 sailings available · Transit: 18–39 days · 6 carriers