Trade Routes

More than 14 ocean carriers have vessels that carry cargo between Charleston and more than 150 nations around the world.  Listed below are the United States' top trading partners through the Port of Charleston.

Calendar Year 2022

Trade LaneImport TEUS%
NE ASIA482,51735.7%
N EUROPE341,67425.3%
SE ASIA233,73317.3%
I S C108,0058.0%
MED63,7414.7%
EC SOUTH AM44,4243.3%
WC SOUTH AM28,8992.1%
MID EAST13,3481.0%
AFRICA13,1101.0%
OCEANIA10,4550.8%
CENTRAL AM8,2240.6%
CARIBBEAN2,4050.2%
OTHER940.0%
Grand Total1,350,630100.0%

Trade Lane
Export TEUS%
NE ASIA156,06825.0%
N EUROPE151,24724.2%
SE ASIA86,13913.8%
I S C45,5807.3%
MED37,8386.1%
OCEANIA34,6375.5%
WC SOUTH AM31,5415.1%
EC SOUTH AM30,7784.9%
AFRICA28,3424.5%
MID EAST10,6181.7%
CENTRAL AM7,6371.2%
CARIBBEAN3,8620.6%
OTHER980.0%
Grand Total624,384100.0%

Source: PIERS Data Loaded import and export TEUs only.