Ningbo, CN to Chicago, US (CNNBO to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Chicago starts at $6,100 per 20' container and at $7,588 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 16 to 55 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, ONE and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($7,588 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 38 days at sea, while the fastest option (16 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $2,081 costs 22 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($7,588) sits 5% below the $7,959 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $7,588 | $206 | $161 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $7,798 | $206 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $7,798 | $206 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $7,888 | $206 | $161 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $8,098 | $206 | $109 | |||
| ONE | 29 days | $8,152 | $137 | $315 | |||
| ZIM | 30 days | $8,872 | TBA | $48 | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $9,669 | $141 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $9,669 | $141 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $9,669 | $141 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $9,669 | $141 | $350 | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $9,669 | $141 | $350 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 37 days | $10,280 | $206 | $161 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 54 days | $10,586 | $206 | $109 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $10,586 | $206 | $109 |
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: 16–55 days · 4 carriers