Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$64.9 billion
Share of all US imports
1.9%
Rank among ports
#16 of 209
Arrived by ship
over 99%

Norfolk, VA is the 16th busiest US port by import value: $64.9 billion in 2025.

That is 1.9% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Germany (13%), followed by China (11%). The top product line is medicines, followed by car parts, printers and printing machinery and furniture other than seats. The total is up 50% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Norfolk, VA, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Germany$8.5B · 13.2%
  2. 02China$7.0B · 10.8%
  3. 03India$6.5B · 10.0%
  4. 04Italy$4.4B · 6.8%
  5. 05Vietnam$4.0B · 6.1%
  6. 06Japan$2.1B · 3.2%
  7. 07France$1.9B · 3.0%
  8. 08Malaysia$1.8B · 2.8%

Top products

Goods through Norfolk, VA by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Medicines$2.8B · 4.3%
  2. 02Car parts$1.9B · 3.0%
  3. 03Printers and printing machinery$1.6B · 2.5%
  4. 04Furniture other than seats$1.4B · 2.2%
  5. 05Medical instruments$1.3B · 2.0%
  6. 06Transmission shafts and gears$887M · 1.4%
  7. 07Seats and chairs$858M · 1.3%
  8. 08Transformers and power supplies$855M · 1.3%

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 13%. The top three together are 34% of the value.

  1. 01Germany
  2. 02China
  3. 03India
  4. 04Italy
  5. 05Vietnam
  6. 06Japan
  7. 07France
  8. 08Malaysia

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