Yantian, CN to Chicago, US (CNYTN to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Yantian and Chicago starts at $6,733 per 20' container and at $8,888 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 18 to 53 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,888 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 39 days at sea, while the fastest option (18 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $1,731 costs 21 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, ONE) is filed at $10,952 ocean freight — $2,064 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Yantian and Chicago.
Rates checked on Oct 15, 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 |
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| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $8,888 | $313 | $245 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $9,188 | $313 | $245 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $9,188 | $313 | $245 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 33 days | $9,558 | $313 | $193 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 49 days | $9,698 | $313 | $193 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 53 days | $9,898 | $313 | $193 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,212 | $233 | $150 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 25 days | $10,453 | $288 | $36 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,453 | $288 | $36 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 28 days | $10,526 | $288 | $36 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $10,526 | $288 | $36 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 25 days | $10,526 | $288 | $36 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $10,619 | $228 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $10,619 | $228 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $10,619 | $228 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $10,619 | $228 | $350 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 28 days | $10,876 | $258 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,876 | $258 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 31 days | $10,952 | $191 | $370 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 32 days | $10,952 | $191 | $370 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 25 days | $10,952 | $191 | $370 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 34 days | $11,012 | $191 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 34 days | $11,012 | $191 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 35 days | $11,012 | $191 | $525 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 23 days | $11,052 | $191 | $370 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | 25 days | $11,052 | $191 | $370 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE | N/A | N/A | $11,052 | $191 | $492 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $159 | $130 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 40 days | $12,228 | $313 | $245 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $12,228 | $313 | $245 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 53 days | $12,484 | $313 | $193 | Select next steps | |||
| ONE Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $10,952 | $191 | $370 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| MSC Alt POL ×2 sailings | N/A | N/A | $11,681 | $159 | $130 | N/A | Select next steps |
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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34 sailings available · Transit: 18–53 days · 6 carriers