Chicago, US to Pusan, KR (USCHI to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Pusan starts at $671 per 20' container and at $700 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 78 days under Skypace contracts with Evergreen, Yang Ming and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($700) sits 22% below the $903 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ZIM) is filed at $2,357 ocean freight — $1,657 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Pusan.
Rates checked on Oct 16, 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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| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $700 | TBA | $204 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | N/A | N/A | $850 | TBA | $141 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 27 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 32 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 27 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 26 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 33 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 33 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 33 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 30 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 34 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 29 days | $850 | TBA | $141 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $869 | $46 | $188 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 42 days | $881 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $881 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $881 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $881 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $881 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $881 | $46 | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $924 | TBA | $165 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 51 days | $974 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $990 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 31 days | $990 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 51 days | $990 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $990 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 49 days | $990 | TBA | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $1,092 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $1,092 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,092 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $1,092 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,092 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 78 days | $1,092 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $1,223 | $100 | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $1,223 | $100 | $165 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $2,357 | TBA | $165 | 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
45 sailings available · Transit: 24–78 days · 5 carriers