Hong Kong, HK to Chicago, US (HKHKG to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Hong Kong and Chicago starts at $8,834 per 20' container and at $9,865 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 25 to 54 days under Skypace contracts with COSCO, Evergreen and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,865 with COSCO) takes 26 days at sea, while the fastest option (25 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $588 costs 1 extra day at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,865) sits 15% above the $8,558 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
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 | 26 days | $9,865 | $382 | $15 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $9,965 | $382 | $15 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 29 days | $10,165 | $382 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,212 | $401 | $390 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 29 days | $10,369 | $416 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 29 days | $10,453 | $412 | $36 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $10,453 | $412 | $36 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,453 | $412 | $36 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $10,453 | $412 | $36 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 25 days | $10,453 | $412 | $36 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,453 | $412 | $36 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $10,701 | $401 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ONE | 42 days | $10,952 | $382 | $320 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $10,952 | $382 | $320 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 38 days | $10,969 | $416 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 54 days | $11,052 | $382 | $320 | Select & Quote | |||
| ONE | 51 days | $11,052 | $382 | $320 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $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.
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18 sailings available · Transit: 25–54 days · 7 carriers