Port of Lake Charles
Foreign Trade

Foreign imports to Port of Lake Charles in 2015 were $4,971,883,990. Exports in 2015 were $4,053,798,708.

Country information about foreign trade with Port of Lake Charles is availble for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported into Port of Lake Charles represented 0.2% of all vessel imports, $8,696,456 versus $4,971,883,990.

By weight, container cargo imports represented 0.1% of all vessel shippments, 15,885,299 (kg) versus 17,848,843,531 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $4,971,883,990  $4,053,798,708
2014  $10,839,516,050  $5,292,906,024
2013  $13,240,833,465  $5,755,827,553
2012  $14,779,843,472  $4,847,267,186
2011  $15,486,151,855  $4,204,431,494
2010  $11,770,113,095  $2,411,375,972
2009  $9,007,026,443  $1,228,395,141
2008  $12,761,215,039  $2,436,917,291
2007  $11,843,701,957  $1,449,704,850
2006  $9,374,219,400  $1,144,648,129
2005  $7,286,405,681  $1,104,048,928
2004  $5,237,236,975  $804,676,262
2003  $4,621,776,084  $578,004,467


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $8,696,456  $88,040,348
2014  $28,252,871  $36,263,379
2013  $2,622,864  $48,157,727
2012  $15,201,441  $19,344,361
2011  $59,564,850  $27,656,871
2010  $26,817,659  $52,006,580
2009  $51,397,702  $94,983,800
2008  $50,646,610  $91,651,429
2007  $19,395,606  $26,323,657
2006  $30,863,483  $17,200,432
2005  $27,076,903  $8,019,313
2004  $4,664,936  $23,659,694
2003     $24,900,466


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  17,848,843,531  9,733,736,913
2014  18,219,113,707  8,603,681,857
2013  20,196,442,064  8,458,032,055
2012  21,524,311,871  7,002,330,532
2011  24,273,618,166  6,919,293,709
2010  24,519,409,844  5,892,397,497
2009  24,943,590,771  3,987,809,958
2008  22,903,189,807  5,059,705,796
2007  30,533,565,054  4,852,559,948
2006  27,113,280,486  4,494,963,618
2005  25,159,123,617  4,795,461,777
2004  24,617,816,143  4,160,262,526
2003  28,356,630,388  3,578,560,766


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  15,885,299  96,676,948
2014  15,885,299  43,139,193
2013  3,226,124  67,729,025
2012  8,828,951  37,057,241
2011  30,234,423  22,605,652
2010  9,299,641  81,083,890
2009  108,958,363  180,832,112
2008  370,171,873  145,595,458
2007  318,410,920  28,308,749
2006  491,563,065  24,960,546
2005  47,931,432  28,633,531
2004  13,243,159  46,605,757
2003     63,848,676


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov
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