Chicago, US to Karachi, PK (USCHI to PKKHI)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Karachi starts at $1,322 per 20' container and at $1,748 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,748) sits 19% below the $2,152 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 15, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, OOCL) is filed at $1,695 ocean freight — $53 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Karachi.
Rates checked on Sep 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 | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 63 days | $1,748 | $168 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 63 days | $1,748 | $168 | $305 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 63 days | $1,948 | $198 | $395 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 43 days | $1,695 | TBA | $176 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 47 days | $1,695 | TBA | $176 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,695 | TBA | $176 | N/A | 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.
Rates last fetched on
6 sailings available · Transit: 43–63 days · 2 carriers