Ningbo, CN to Chicago, US (CNNBO to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Chicago starts at $6,980 per 20' container and at $8,688 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 16 to 63 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,688 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (16 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $6,131 costs 15 extra days at sea.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $8,688 to $14,819 across 7 carriers — a $6,131 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $8,688 | $208 | $241 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $8,688 | $208 | $241 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $9,812 | $146 | $390 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $9,996 | $165 | $299 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| HMM | 23 days | $10,116 | $144 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $10,180 | $144 | $62 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,230 | $207 | $6 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 28 days | $10,274 | $165 | $344 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 59 days | $10,298 | $208 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 63 days | $10,298 | $208 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $10,319 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $10,545 | $145 | $161 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $10,572 | TBA | $48 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 48 days | $10,758 | $208 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $10,758 | $208 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 52 days | $10,758 | $208 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 41 days | $13,138 | $207 | $5 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $14,819 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $14,819 | $142 | $350 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 16 days | $14,819 | $142 | $350 | 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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20 sailings available · Transit: 16–63 days · 7 carriers