Ho Chi Minh City, VN to Chicago, US (VNSGN to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago starts at $8,890 per 20' container and at $9,865 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 41 to 60 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 5 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,865) sits 8% above the $9,153 average of the 8 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $9,865 to $12,274 across 6 carriers — a $2,409 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $9,865 | $210 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,612 | $210 | $390 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,803 | $220 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $10,952 | $194 | $320 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $220 | $130 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $12,274 | $206 | $36 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $9,865 | $210 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO Alt POL ×2 sailings | 60 days | $10,165 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO Alt POL | 41 days | $10,165 | $210 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $10,612 | $210 | $390 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $10,901 | $202 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $220 | $130 | 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
13 sailings available · Transit: 41–60 days · 7 carriers