Chicago, US to Qingdao (Sd), CN (USCHI to CNQIN)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Qingdao (Sd) starts at $730 per 20' container and at $852 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($852 with OOCL) takes 35 days at sea, while the fastest option (22 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $48 costs 13 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $900 ocean freight — $48 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Qingdao (Sd).
Rates checked on Aug 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 35 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 38 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 38 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 38 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $852 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $864 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 43 days | $864 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $864 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $864 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $864 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $864 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 31 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 43 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 27 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 24 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $940 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $940 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $940 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 43 days | $948 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $948 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $948 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $948 | TBA | $3 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $1,010 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,450 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $900 | TBA | TBA | 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.
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37 sailings available · Transit: 22–50 days · 4 carriers