Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$1.1 billion
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among ports
#130 of 209
Arrived by ship
100%

Lake Charles, LA is the 130th busiest US port by import value: $1.1 billion in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Mexico (38%), followed by Guyana (14%). The top product line is crude oil, followed by titanium ores and concentrates, lumber and gasoline & refined fuels. The total is down 79% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Lake Charles, LA, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Mexico$410M · 37.7%
  2. 02Guyana$156M · 14.3%
  3. 03Germany$119M · 10.9%
  4. 04Turkey$68.7M · 6.3%
  5. 05Brazil$65.9M · 6.1%
  6. 06Canada$43.1M · 4.0%
  7. 07Spain$34.1M · 3.1%
  8. 08South Africa$27.5M · 2.5%

Top products

Goods through Lake Charles, LA by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Crude oil$566M · 52.1%
  2. 02Titanium ores and concentrates$98.1M · 9.0%
  3. 03Lumber$64.2M · 5.9%
  4. 04Gasoline & refined fuels$57M · 5.2%
  5. 05Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined$56.8M · 5.2%
  6. 06Cement$56.3M · 5.2%
  7. 07Petroleum coke$36M · 3.3%
  8. 08Tubes and pipes not elsewhere specified$29.5M · 2.7%

Excludes US goods returned after export.

Where it comes from

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

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Mexico is the largest source at 38%. The top three together are 63% of the value.

  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Guyana
  3. 03Germany
  4. 04Turkey
  5. 05Brazil
  6. 06Canada
  7. 07Spain
  8. 08South Africa

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