Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$2.6 billion
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among ports
#102 of 209
Arrived by air
96%

Charlotte, NC is the 102nd busiest US port by import value: $2.6 billion in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Germany (27%), followed by United Kingdom (20%). The top product line is airplanes, followed by computers and computer units and medical instruments. The total is up 130% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Charlotte, NC, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Germany$705M · 27.4%
  2. 02United Kingdom$510M · 19.8%
  3. 03Canada$209M · 8.1%
  4. 04Ireland$177M · 6.9%
  5. 05Italy$149M · 5.8%
  6. 06India$139M · 5.4%
  7. 07Mexico$76.5M · 3.0%
  8. 08France$72.1M · 2.8%

Top products

Goods through Charlotte, NC by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Airplanes$212M · 8.2%
  2. 02Computers and computer units$138M · 5.4%
  3. 03Medical instruments$127M · 4.9%
  4. 04Glands and other organs, dried$117M · 4.5%
  5. 05Jet engines and gas turbines$75.9M · 3.0%
  6. 06Phones and network equipment$75M · 2.9%
  7. 07Aircraft parts$72.3M · 2.8%
  8. 08Seats and chairs$70.7M · 2.8%

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 27%. The top three together are 55% of the value.

  1. 01Germany
  2. 02United Kingdom
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Ireland
  5. 05Italy
  6. 06India
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08France

Air cargo is recorded where it clears customs, which isn't always where the plane landed.

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