Chicago, US to Xiamen (Fj), CN (USCHI to CNXIA)
Current ocean freight between Chicago and Xiamen (Fj) starts at $461 per 20' container and at $824 per 40'HC container. All rates are under Skypace contracts with ZIM, OOCL and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($824) sits 68% below the $2,592 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 11, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $824 to $3,775 across 3 carriers — a $2,951 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $824 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,911 | $46 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,775 | TBA | $19 | 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
3 sailings available · 3 carriers