Top 20 Commodities

As a port handing primarily containerized cargoes, there are literally thousands of types of goods moving through the Port of Charleston.

Calendar Year 2022

CommoditiesTEUS %
FURNITURE SPORTING GOODS TOYS191,81714.2%
MACHINERY PARTS177,46013.1%
YARNS FIBRES TEXTILES APPAREL140,78410.4%
CHEMICALS124,3329.2%
VEHICLES BOATS AIRCRAFT123,1979.1%
TIRES UNFINISHED RUBBER PLASTIC PRODUCTS121,7079.0%
HARDWARE LIGHTING MISC METALWARE88,1216.5%
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC GOODS67,1715.0%
FOREST PRODUCTS67,0675.0%
FOODSTUFFS AND BASIC AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS62,2734.6%
MINERAL PRODUCTS INCL COAL TILES GLASS54,3904.0%
FOOTWARE GLOVES BAGS33,7122.5%
METALS INCLUDING PRIMARY SHAPES26,5742.0%
MISC ITEMS JEWELRY COMBS ARTS CRAFTS21,6751.6%
MISCELLANEOUS18,5831.4%
PLASTIC FILMS SHEETS FOAM  SPONGES13,8641.0%
INSTRUMENTS PHOTO GOODS13,7461.0%
ORES CONCENTRATES3,2560.2%
MACHINERY FOR LIQUEFYING AIR OR GAS9000.1%
Grand Total1,350,630100.0%
CommoditiesTEUS%
FOREST PRODUCTS141,40422.6%
CHEMICALS134,77021.6%
FOODSTUFFS AND BASIC AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS84,57513.5%
VEHICLES BOATS AIRCRAFT68,97611.0%
MACHINERY PARTS37,2056.0%
YARNS FIBRES TEXTILES APPAREL36,4215.8%
TIRES UNFINISHED RUBBER PLASTIC PRODUCTS27,4234.4%
MINERAL PRODUCTS INCL COAL TILES GLASS18,3062.9%
METALS INCLUDING PRIMARY SHAPES16,2382.6%
MISCELLANEOUS15,4192.5%
HARDWARE LIGHTING MISC METALWARE13,5142.2%
FURNITURE SPORTING GOODS TOYS10,3761.7%
ORES CONCENTRATES4,9740.8%
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC GOODS4,7630.8%
PLASTIC FILMS SHEETS FOAM  SPONGES4,3970.7%
INSTRUMENTS PHOTO GOODS3,6820.6%
FOOTWARE GLOVES BAGS1,2660.2%
MISC ITEMS JEWELRY COMBS ARTS CRAFTS5900.1%
MACHINERY FOR LIQUEFYING AIR OR GAS850.0%
Grand Total624,384100%

Source:  PIERS Data Loaded import and export TEUs only.