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US imports from Bangladesh — monthly data by port and commodity

In May 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 61 kt of containerised imports from Bangladesh, worth $0.61B (+15% by weight year-on-year), arriving mainly through New York & New Jersey. Against full-year 2018, Bangladesh’s 2025 containerised volume through these gateways was +56% vs 2018. Counted by US customs; mirrored and revision-tracked by the Trimtab US Trade Ledger. Updated: 2026-08-06.

Which US gateways receive it · May 2026

New York & New Jersey 21 kt
Los Angeles & Long Beach 18 kt
Savannah 11 kt
Norfolk 4 kt
Houston 3 kt
Charleston 2 kt
Seattle & Tacoma 2 kt
Oakland 1 kt

What arrives in the boxes (top HS2 chapters)

apparel articles and accessories, not knit etc. 26 kt
apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet 17 kt
plastics and articles thereof 4 kt
textile art nesoi; needlecraft sets; worn text art 4 kt
footwear, gaiters etc. and parts thereof 2 kt

Last 13 months

83 42 2025-05: 53 kt2025-06: 69 kt2025-07: 71 kt2025-08: 64 kt2025-09: 83 kt2025-10: 64 kt2025-11: 54 kt2025-12: 58 kt2026-01: 75 kt2026-02: 56 kt2026-03: 66 kt2026-04: 67 kt2026-05: 61 kt 61 2025-052025-112026-05
Containerised imports from Bangladesh through the 8 US gateways, kt/month. Source: US Census, mirrored.
2026-05 61 kt$0.61B
2026-04 67 kt$0.66B
2026-03 66 kt$0.69B
2026-02 56 kt$0.62B
2026-01 75 kt$0.82B
2025-12 58 kt$0.61B
2025-11 54 kt$0.53B
2025-10 64 kt$0.64B
2025-09 83 kt$0.81B
2025-08 64 kt$0.65B
2025-07 71 kt$0.72B
2025-06 69 kt$0.76B
2025-05 53 kt$0.55B

Cite this

In print: US containerised imports from Bangladesh through the eight major US container gateways were 61 kt in May 2026, according to US Census Bureau port-level records mirrored and archived by the Trimtab US Trade Ledger (retrieved 2026-08-06) — trimtabist.com/us-imports-from-bangladesh
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · Census Schedule C 5380 · retrieved 2026-08-06

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Method & machine-readable

Scope: containerised imports through the 8 major US container gateways (LA/LB, NY-NJ, Savannah, Houston, Charleston, Norfolk, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma) — a defined slice, not a national total. Source: US Census port-level trade, port of unlading. Census revises prior months; this mirror archives every restatement. Country codes are Census Schedule C, verified against the official list. Cross-checked against independent AIS observation of the same gateways (method).
MCP: query_series, search_series — no API key · Ports: Los Angeles & Long Beach · New York & New Jersey · Savannah · Houston · Charleston · Norfolk · Oakland · Seattle & Tacoma
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