Busan to Chicago

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.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid until
COSCON/AN/A$8,815$161$15N/A
COSCO38 days$8,915$161$15
COSCO22 days$8,915$161$15
COSCO39 days$8,915$161$15
COSCO26 days$9,115$161TBA
COSCO24 days$9,115$161TBA
CMA CGM20 days$9,369$154$350
CMA CGM22 days$9,369$154$350
CMA CGM22 days$9,369$154$350
CMA CGM20 days$9,369$154$350
ONE20 days$9,462$161$315
ONE22 days$9,462$161$315
ONE20 days$9,462$161$315
ONEN/AN/A$9,462$161$438N/A
EvergreenN/AN/A$9,512$154$150N/A
ONE23 days$9,552$161$315
ONE20 days$9,552$161$315
ONE36 days$9,562$161$315
ONE18 days$9,562$161$315
ONE32 days$9,562$161$315
ONE23 days$9,562$161$315
ONE32 days$9,652$161$315
MSCN/AN/A$9,781$156$130N/A
CMA CGM22 days$9,869$154$350
Yang Ming24 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang MingN/A$11,252$154$36
Yang Ming25 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming20 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming21 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming24 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming21 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming23 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming22 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming25 days$11,252$154TBA
Yang Ming24 days$11,252$154TBA

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

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