Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$4.3 billion
Share of all US imports
0.1%
Rank among ports
#83 of 209
Arrived by ship
over 99%

Galveston, TX is the 83rd busiest US port by import value: $4.3 billion in 2025.

That is 0.1% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Germany (34%), followed by Brazil (14%). The top product line is bulldozers and excavators, followed by cars, tractors and ship's derricks. The total is up 38% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Galveston, TX, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Germany$1.5B · 34.4%
  2. 02Brazil$595M · 14.0%
  3. 03United Kingdom$510M · 12.0%
  4. 04Japan$415M · 9.7%
  5. 05India$154M · 3.6%
  6. 06Austria$145M · 3.4%
  7. 07Mexico$108M · 2.5%
  8. 08Sweden$99.5M · 2.3%

Top products

Goods through Galveston, TX by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Bulldozers and excavators$911M · 21.4%
  2. 02Cars$722M · 16.9%
  3. 03Tractors$377M · 8.9%
  4. 04Ship's derricks$250M · 5.9%
  5. 05Forklifts$239M · 5.6%
  6. 06Special purpose motor vehicles, not elsewhere specified$238M · 5.6%
  7. 07Other engines and motors$199M · 4.7%
  8. 08Pickups & trucks$178M · 4.2%

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 34%. The top three together are 60% of the value.

  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Brazil
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05India
  6. 06Austria
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08Sweden

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