Laem Chabang, TH to Chicago, US (THLCH to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Laem Chabang and Chicago starts at $9,042 per 20' container and at $10,212 per 40'HC container. All rates are under Skypace contracts with Evergreen.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($10,212) sits 22% above the $8,378 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,212 | $152 | $390 | 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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