Chicago, US to Qingdao (Sd), CN (USCHI to CNQIN)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Qingdao (Sd) starts at $129 per 20' container and at $158 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 55 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, OOCL and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($158) sits 81% below the $824 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ZIM) is filed at $2,514 ocean freight — $2,356 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Chicago and Qingdao (Sd).
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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| CMA CGM | 22 days | $158 | $1,730 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 24 days | $158 | $1,730 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 25 days | $158 | $1,730 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $844 | $46 | $3 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 37 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 37 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 37 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 37 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $856 | $46 | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $900 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 22 days | $900 | TBA | $19 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 27 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $900 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $900 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 48 days | $942 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $942 | TBA | $3 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $1,024 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM | 49 days | $1,040 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $1,040 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 55 days | $1,040 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $1,040 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,300 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| ZIM Alt POL | 35 days | $2,514 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 38 days | $2,514 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM Alt POL | 38 days | $2,514 | TBA | TBA | 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
34 sailings available · Transit: 22–55 days · 5 carriers