Port of Seattle
Foreign Trade

Foreign imports to Port of Seattle in 2015 were $15,226,898,434. Exports in 2015 were $6,088,433,045.

Country information about foreign trade with Port of Seattle is availble for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported into Port of Seattle represented 95.7% of all vessel imports, $14,577,522,679 versus $15,226,898,434.

By weight, container cargo imports represented 49.9% of all vessel shippments, 3,488,799,066 (kg) versus 6,993,655,054 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $15,226,898,434  $6,088,433,045
2014  $14,277,579,021  $6,908,703,882
2013  $21,168,822,745  $7,344,972,364
2012  $28,332,323,090  $10,094,741,776
2011  $30,404,839,896  $12,913,360,632
2010  $32,749,672,840  $10,019,103,631
2009  $25,456,912,939  $7,948,482,024
2008  $30,046,403,965  $9,902,842,570
2007  $30,281,677,960  $9,326,688,551
2006  $27,906,668,169  $8,610,941,883
2005  $30,808,456,509  $8,191,662,405
2004  $24,868,502,934  $7,026,902,392
2003  $19,529,418,752  $6,166,560,260


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $14,577,522,679  $3,785,435,334
2014  $13,474,405,731  $4,222,146,024
2013  $20,242,212,308  $4,936,381,832
2012  $27,299,369,230  $6,646,879,543
2011  $29,298,908,124  $8,610,384,610
2010  $31,790,433,301  $6,581,033,201
2009  $24,699,531,318  $4,975,552,627
2008  $28,659,068,267  $5,993,676,032
2007  $28,434,232,975  $6,312,610,193
2006  $25,521,165,645  $6,083,009,089
2005  $28,149,706,867  $6,088,854,996
2004  $22,656,052,249  $5,341,544,812
2003  $17,780,070,265  $4,799,007,601


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  6,993,655,054  9,261,116,695
2014  6,751,690,400  9,068,262,801
2013  6,972,401,588  7,932,636,768
2012  7,777,101,255  10,361,448,380
2011  7,641,623,160  13,777,019,470
2010  7,844,118,318  13,127,995,784
2009  6,271,526,605  11,683,755,689
2008  7,460,247,140  12,110,346,860
2007  9,396,117,398  11,151,081,953
2006  9,453,767,830  10,576,243,620
2005  9,518,906,080  10,341,970,200
2004  8,476,144,899  8,661,912,723
2003  6,524,961,332  6,748,938,484


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  3,488,799,066  3,583,069,398
2014  3,488,799,066  3,881,705,394
2013  4,186,274,961  4,456,672,402
2012  5,358,058,188  4,886,520,982
2011  5,378,309,281  5,931,475,179
2010  6,084,127,236  5,340,561,352
2009  4,091,396,634  4,454,521,494
2008  4,471,939,905  4,458,099,600
2007  5,422,817,831  4,559,976,928
2006  5,132,582,345  3,977,605,923
2005  5,261,224,713  4,481,811,811
2004  3,985,896,955  3,724,084,170
2003  3,123,635,297  3,178,839,123


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov
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