Busan, KR to Chicago, US (KRPUS to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Chicago starts at $8,800 per 20' container and at $9,765 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 18 to 32 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,765) sits 8% above the $9,003 average of the 9 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $9,765 to $12,318 across 6 carriers — a $2,553 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $9,765 | $173 | $15 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| COSCO | 26 days | $10,065 | $173 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,612 | $166 | $150 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $10,619 | $166 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 21 days | $10,619 | $166 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $10,619 | $166 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 32 days | $11,012 | $173 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 27 days | $11,012 | $173 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $11,012 | $173 | $525 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $168 | $130 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | 19 days | $12,274 | $166 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $12,318 | $166 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 21 days | $12,318 | $166 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 23 days | $12,318 | $166 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 26 days | $12,318 | $166 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $12,318 | $166 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $12,318 | $166 | TBA | 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.
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17 sailings available · Transit: 18–32 days · 6 carriers