Port of Los Angeles
Foreign Trade with China

Foreign imports from China to Port of Los Angeles in 2015 were $124,202,113,938, while exports to China were $7,867,090,345.

The value of container cargo imported into Port of Los Angeles from China represented 96.6% of all vessel imports, $120,015,323,494 versus $124,202,113,938.

By weight, container cargo imports to Port of Los Angeles from China represented 94.2% of all vessel shippments, 20,632,898,819 (kg) versus 21,891,898,227 (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  $124,202,113,938  $7,867,090,345
2014  $130,300,682,636  $9,251,421,034
2013  $125,537,633,314  $10,353,695,601
2012  $122,660,705,953  $12,668,730,656
2011  $120,220,701,589  $13,358,871,007
2010  $110,490,030,808  $10,180,162,998
2009  $92,468,473,129  $7,771,108,722
2008  $108,612,484,055  $9,218,521,484
2007  $105,164,022,372  $7,243,455,125
2006  $94,998,359,003  $5,712,497,893
2005  $81,249,168,462  $3,847,956,621
2004  $73,182,807,324  $3,605,639,677
2003  $60,965,822,068  $2,888,503,963


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $120,015,323,494  $6,358,769,845
2014  $125,279,374,501  $7,435,667,448
2013  $120,786,646,483  $8,055,392,840
2012  $117,359,305,699  $10,045,387,289
2011  $115,259,512,561  $10,575,197,065
2010  $106,143,728,201  $8,190,026,884
2009  $88,862,369,461  $5,906,560,831
2008  $103,211,766,213  $7,086,136,851
2007  $99,255,706,809  $5,637,635,355
2006  $88,567,726,271  $4,249,360,096
2005  $74,957,262,032  $2,762,988,768
2004  $67,249,303,228  $2,817,283,021
2003  $56,008,113,141  $2,184,341,753


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD



Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  21,891,898,227  6,566,816,418
2014  21,600,619,369  7,087,907,461
2013  19,680,519,629  7,430,529,893
2012  19,600,198,616  7,912,551,781
2011  19,872,893,256  8,504,894,820
2010  19,264,611,836  7,623,168,658
2009  16,749,411,203  7,146,279,693
2008  21,122,054,174  5,723,669,650
2007  23,246,004,038  4,695,682,726
2006  23,427,602,583  3,964,578,415
2005  20,165,227,244  3,419,191,208
2004  18,421,995,106  2,790,414,709
2003  15,352,234,258  2,742,332,799


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg
Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  20,632,898,819  4,571,814,166
2014  20,632,898,819  4,562,606,161
2013  18,998,734,918  4,762,038,130
2012  18,897,319,266  5,033,160,219
2011  19,172,423,061  5,497,299,453
2010  18,689,932,163  5,020,079,300
2009  16,232,224,229  4,423,712,391
2008  19,556,212,899  4,264,453,254
2007  20,551,986,276  3,484,007,979
2006  20,238,877,286  2,898,653,661
2005  17,197,984,228  2,057,841,674
2004  16,043,634,001  1,862,417,819
2003  13,481,747,838  1,638,995,596


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


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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