Port of Philadelphia
Foreign Trade with China

Foreign imports from China to Port of Philadelphia in 2015 were $458,563,659, while exports to China were $83,334,649.

The value of container cargo imported into Port of Philadelphia from China represented 48.5% of all vessel imports, $222,605,295 versus $458,563,659.

By weight, container cargo imports to Port of Philadelphia from China represented 29.7% of all vessel shippments, 113,034,664 (kg) versus 381,083,734 (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  $458,563,659  $83,334,649
2014  $456,958,207  $96,591,355
2013  $324,878,368  $161,456,628
2012  $310,276,884  $115,501,337
2011  $296,010,789  $111,839,121
2010  $163,701,718  $151,121,867
2009  $179,797,868  $142,296,220
2008  $490,301,444  $104,231,930
2007  $488,475,972  $26,878,820
2006  $506,364,796  $166,978,676
2005  $241,649,733  $39,737,112
2004  $169,234,434  $29,415,523
2003  $165,951,155  $117,550,554


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $222,605,295  $53,948,247
2014  $233,494,990  $38,342,906
2013  $147,098,458  $72,733,755
2012  $125,207,482  $21,353,315
2011  $106,787,121  $46,345,578
2010  $62,928,311  $42,835,709
2009  $72,592,769  $18,438,944
2008  $195,967,974  $27,396,764
2007  $158,181,225  $19,286,687
2006  $111,681,453  $159,138,870
2005  $41,801,370  $14,659,020
2004  $21,601,762  $5,562,810
2003  $7,613,499  $651,253


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD



Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  381,083,734  41,875,693
2014  331,624,244  30,523,795
2013  228,753,600  41,334,156
2012  200,029,648  41,902,261
2011  156,236,830  62,890,796
2010  114,016,468  28,469,632
2009  131,581,629  309,863,953
2008  265,171,518  24,312,018
2007  290,526,785  14,249,412
2006  395,461,898  13,544,137
2005  167,879,476  66,631,946
2004  109,763,179  82,521,701
2003  61,723,814  407,021,523


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg
Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  113,034,664  11,288,485
2014  113,034,664  23,775,178
2013  69,648,279  8,104,807
2012  53,044,821  9,821,200
2011  40,333,810  17,348,168
2010  32,749,311  21,380,801
2009  34,637,381  8,759,897
2008  80,040,903  10,791,270
2007  66,930,434  6,936,657
2006  60,589,844  8,477,382
2005  33,167,609  2,981,901
2004  18,794,302  966,056
2003  3,234,023  2,690,849


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


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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