Hong Kong, HK to Chicago, US (HKHKG to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Hong Kong and Chicago starts at $7,706 per 20' container and at $8,815 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 24 to 57 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,815) sits 20% above the $7,338 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $8,815 to $9,781 across 6 carriers — a $966 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 4, 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 | 24 days | $8,815 | $382 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $8,815 | $382 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 28 days | $8,915 | $382 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $9,112 | $401 | $150 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 27 days | $9,115 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $9,301 | $412 | $36 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 57 days | $9,462 | $382 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 50 days | $9,462 | $382 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 31 days | $9,462 | $382 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 52 days | $9,462 | $382 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $9,462 | $382 | $438 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 51 days | $9,552 | $382 | $315 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $9,651 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $9,661 | $401 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $9,781 | $415 | $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
15 sailings available · Transit: 24–57 days · 6 carriers