Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$381 million
Share of all US imports
under 0.1%
Rank among ports
#164 of 209
Arrived by ship
over 99%

New Bedford, MA is the 164th busiest US port by import value: $381 million in 2025.

That is under 0.1% of everything the US imported. Most of it comes from France (88%). The top product line is parts of electric motors, generators, followed by other engines and motors and steel structures. The total is up 1192% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through New Bedford, MA, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01France$336M · 88.0%
  2. 02Denmark$41.9M · 11.0%
  3. 03China$1.9M · 0.5%
  4. 04Poland$734K · 0.2%
  5. 05Spain$683K · 0.2%
  6. 06India$136K · <0.1%
  7. 07Vietnam$97K · <0.1%
  8. 08Peru$69K · <0.1%

Top products

Goods through New Bedford, MA by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Parts of electric motors, generators$218M · 57.2%
  2. 02Other engines and motors$118M · 30.8%
  3. 03Steel structures$41.5M · 10.9%
  4. 04Articles of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified$2.7M · 0.7%
  5. 05Men's suits, jackets and pants$323K · <0.1%
  6. 06Sweaters & hoodies$285K · <0.1%
  7. 07Men's or boys' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks$206K · <0.1%
  8. 08Men's or boys' underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pajamas$130K · <0.1%

Where it comes from

France is the largest source at 88%. The top three together are over 99% of the value.

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