As a port handing primarily containerized cargoes, there are literally thousands of types of goods moving through the Port of Charleston.
Calendar Year 2019
| EXPORTS | % |
|---|---|
| FOREST PRODUCTS | 22% |
| CHEMICALS | 15% |
| FOODSTUFFS AND BASIC AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS | 12% |
| VEHICLES BOATS AIRCRAFT | 11% |
| YARNS FIBRES TEXTILES APPAREL | 7% |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 5% |
| TIRES UNFINISHED RUBBER PLASTIC PRODUCTS | 5% |
| MACHINERY PARTS | 5% |
| HARDWARE LIGHTING MISC METALWARE | 3% |
| N/A | 3% |
| FURNITURE SPORTING GOODS TOYS | 3% |
| MINERAL PRODUCTS INCL COAL TILES GLASS | 2% |
| METALS INCLUDING PRIMARY SHAPES | 2% |
| INSTRUMENTS PHOTO GOODS | 2% |
| PLASTIC FILMS SHEETS FOAM SPONGES | 1% |
| ORES CONCENTRATES | 1% |
| ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC GOODS | 1% |
| FOOTWARE GLOVES BAGS | 0% |
| MISC ITEMS JEWELRY COMBS ARTS CRAFTS | 0% |
| OTHER | 0% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
| IMPORTS | % |
|---|---|
| MACHINERY PARTS | 12% |
| VEHICLES BOATS AIRCRAFT | 11% |
| YARNS FIBRES TEXTILES APPAREL | 11% |
| CHEMICALS | 10% |
| FURNITURE SPORTING GOODS TOYS | 9% |
| TIRES UNFINISHED RUBBER PLASTIC PRODUCTS | 9% |
| HARDWARE LIGHTING MISC METALWARE | 8% |
| FOREST PRODUCTS | 6% |
| FOODSTUFFS AND BASIC AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS | 4% |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 4% |
| MINERAL PRODUCTS INCL COAL TILES GLASS | 4% |
| N/A | 3% |
| METALS INCLUDING PRIMARY SHAPES | 2% |
| FOOTWARE GLOVES BAGS | 2% |
| ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC GOODS | 2% |
| INSTRUMENTS PHOTO GOODS | 2% |
| MISC ITEMS JEWELRY COMBS ARTS CRAFTS | 1% |
| PLASTIC FILMS SHEETS FOAM SPONGES | 1% |
| OTHER | 1% |
| ORES CONCENTRATES | 0% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
Source: PIERS Data Loaded import and export TEUs only.
