Shipped Where
Imports through here, 2025
$6.7 billion
Share of all US imports
0.2%
Rank among ports
#71 of 209
Arrived by ship
over 99%

Wilmington, NC is the 71st busiest US port by import value: $6.7 billion in 2025.

That is 0.2% of everything the US imported. The largest source is Ireland (18%), followed by Germany (14%). The top product line is mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures based on one or more, followed by sweaters & hoodies. The total is up 30% from 2015, in nominal dollars.

Top sources

Countries of origin for goods through Wilmington, NC, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Ireland$1.2B · 18.5%
  2. 02Germany$937M · 13.9%
  3. 03United Kingdom$869M · 12.9%
  4. 04China$437M · 6.5%
  5. 05Nicaragua$429M · 6.4%
  6. 06Honduras$295M · 4.4%
  7. 07Belgium$292M · 4.3%
  8. 08Guatemala$203M · 3.0%

Top products

Goods through Wilmington, NC by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015.

  1. 01Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures based on one or more$419M · 6.2%
  2. 02Sweaters & hoodies$382M · 5.7%
  3. 03Blood products, antibodies and vaccines$343M · 5.1%
  4. 04Medicines$288M · 4.3%
  5. 05T-shirts$282M · 4.2%
  6. 06Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines$226M · 3.4%
  7. 07Air pumps and compressors$185M · 2.8%
  8. 08Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous$184M · 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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Ireland is the largest source at 18%. The top three together are 45% of the value.

  1. 01Ireland
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03United Kingdom
  4. 04China
  5. 05Nicaragua
  6. 06Honduras
  7. 07Belgium
  8. 08Guatemala

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