Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$77.4 billion
Share of all US imports
2.3%
Rank among ports
#11 of 209
Arrived by air
65%

New Orleans, LA is the 11th busiest US port by import value: $77.4 billion in 2025.

That is 2.3% of everything the US imported. Germany and Ireland are the largest sources, at 7% each. The top product line is copper. The total is up 35% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through New Orleans, LA, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Germany$5.7B · 7.4%
  2. 02Ireland$5.7B · 7.4%
  3. 03Canada$5.5B · 7.2%
  4. 04Mexico$4.1B · 5.3%
  5. 05United Kingdom$4.1B · 5.3%
  6. 06Chile$3.6B · 4.6%
  7. 07China$2.9B · 3.7%
  8. 08Taiwan$2.9B · 3.7%

Top products

Goods through New Orleans, LA by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Copper$5.6B · 7.2%
  2. 02Blood products, antibodies and vaccines$5.0B · 6.5%
  3. 03Computer chips$4.3B · 5.6%
  4. 04Gasoline & refined fuels$2.8B · 3.6%
  5. 05Phones and network equipment$2.7B · 3.5%
  6. 06Orthopedic and implantable devices$2.6B · 3.4%
  7. 07Computer parts and accessories$2.6B · 3.3%
  8. 08Medical instruments$2.2B · 2.9%

Excludes US goods returned after export and other special trade codes.

Where it comes from

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

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Germany is the largest source at 7%. The top three together are 22% of the value.

  1. 01Germany
  2. 02Ireland
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Mexico
  5. 05United Kingdom
  6. 06Chile
  7. 07China
  8. 08Taiwan

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

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