Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$61.3 billion
Share of all US imports
1.8%
Rank among ports
#17 of 209
Arrived by ship
97%

Charleston, SC is the 17th busiest US port by import value: $61.3 billion in 2025.

That is 1.8% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Germany (19%), followed by China (12%). The top product line is car parts, followed by gasoline engines, medicines and aircraft parts. The total is up 24% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Charleston, SC, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Germany$11.9B · 19.4%
  2. 02China$7.6B · 12.5%
  3. 03India$3.9B · 6.3%
  4. 04Vietnam$3.6B · 5.9%
  5. 05Japan$2.2B · 3.5%
  6. 06Brazil$1.9B · 3.2%
  7. 07United Kingdom$1.7B · 2.7%
  8. 08Malaysia$1.6B · 2.5%

Top products

Goods through Charleston, SC by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Car parts$4.1B · 6.7%
  2. 02Gasoline engines$2.0B · 3.2%
  3. 03Medicines$1.8B · 2.9%
  4. 04Aircraft parts$1.6B · 2.6%
  5. 05Blood products, antibodies and vaccines$1.5B · 2.5%
  6. 06Semiconductors, LEDs and solar cells$1.4B · 2.3%
  7. 07Tires$1.2B · 1.9%
  8. 08Coffee$1.1B · 1.9%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

Where it comes from

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

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Germany is the largest source at 19%. The top three together are 38% of the value.

  1. 01Germany
  2. 02China
  3. 03India
  4. 04Vietnam
  5. 05Japan
  6. 06Brazil
  7. 07United Kingdom
  8. 08Malaysia

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