Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$9.1 billion
Share of all US imports
0.3%
Rank among ports
#57 of 209
Arrived by ship
over 99%

Providence, RI is the 57th busiest US port by import value: $9.1 billion in 2025.

That is 0.3% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Mexico (42%), followed by Germany (16%). The top product line is cars, followed by gasoline & refined fuels, pickups & trucks and steel structures. The total is up 12% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Providence, RI, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Mexico$3.8B · 42.0%
  2. 02Germany$1.5B · 15.9%
  3. 03Canada$899M · 9.9%
  4. 04Japan$674M · 7.4%
  5. 05Netherlands$586M · 6.4%
  6. 06Slovakia$583M · 6.4%
  7. 07United Kingdom$220M · 2.4%
  8. 08Hungary$139M · 1.5%

Top products

Goods through Providence, RI by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Cars$5.6B · 61.8%
  2. 02Gasoline & refined fuels$1.9B · 20.6%
  3. 03Pickups & trucks$897M · 9.8%
  4. 04Steel structures$230M · 2.5%
  5. 05Petroleum coke$107M · 1.2%
  6. 06Parts and accessories of arms of headings 9301 to 9304$58.3M · 0.6%
  7. 07Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electrical conductors$51.5M · 0.6%
  8. 08Cement$44M · 0.5%

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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Mexico is the largest source at 42%. The top three together are 68% of the value.

  1. 01Mexico
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Canada
  4. 04Japan
  5. 05Netherlands
  6. 06Slovakia
  7. 07United Kingdom
  8. 08Hungary

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