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US imports from United Kingdom — monthly data by port and commodity

In May 2026, the 8 major US container gateways received 127 kt of containerised imports from United Kingdom, worth $0.89B (+33% by weight year-on-year), arriving mainly through New York & New Jersey. Against full-year 2018, United Kingdom’s 2025 containerised volume through these gateways was +3% 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 55 kt
Houston 19 kt
Charleston 19 kt
Norfolk 17 kt
Savannah 11 kt
Los Angeles & Long Beach 4 kt
Oakland 2 kt
Seattle & Tacoma 1 kt

What arrives in the boxes (top HS2 chapters)

beverages, spirits and vinegar 42 kt
nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery etc.; parts 20 kt
plastics and articles thereof 6 kt
special classification provisions, nesoi 5 kt
aluminum and articles thereof 5 kt

Last 13 months

127 63 2025-05: 95 kt2025-06: 105 kt2025-07: 123 kt2025-08: 122 kt2025-09: 101 kt2025-10: 120 kt2025-11: 101 kt2025-12: 102 kt2026-01: 114 kt2026-02: 96 kt2026-03: 126 kt2026-04: 111 kt2026-05: 127 kt 127 2025-052025-112026-05
Containerised imports from United Kingdom through the 8 US gateways, kt/month. Source: US Census, mirrored.
2026-05 127 kt$0.89B
2026-04 111 kt$0.79B
2026-03 126 kt$0.91B
2026-02 96 kt$0.64B
2026-01 114 kt$0.79B
2025-12 102 kt$0.80B
2025-11 101 kt$0.78B
2025-10 120 kt$0.79B
2025-09 101 kt$0.79B
2025-08 122 kt$0.93B
2025-07 123 kt$0.82B
2025-06 105 kt$0.74B
2025-05 95 kt$0.74B

Cite this

In print: US containerised imports from United Kingdom through the eight major US container gateways were 127 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-united-kingdom
For the record: Trimtab Port Ledger · TT-008 · Census Schedule C 4120 · 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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