# Los Angeles import-container dwell The daily count of import boxes on Port of Los Angeles terminals, split by how many days they have dwelt (0-4, 5-8, 9+). An inventory-age distribution, not an average dwell time. _Data through Sep 1, 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Sep 1, 2026_ > As of Sep 1, 2026, 11.2% of the 44,647 boxes of import containers on Port of Los Angeles terminals had dwelt 9 or more days (4,981 boxes), the aging tell. The 9+ day share is up 0.7 points day over day and down 0.3 points over the past week. This is an inventory-age distribution, a snapshot of how old the boxes on the terminal are today, not an average container-dwell time and not vessel dwell at berth. A rising 9+ day share means more boxes are sitting past their free time, an early warning for demurrage exposure. Container dwell at Los Angeles import terminals shows 11.2% of boxes at 9+ days as of Sep 1, 2026. The 9+ day share is up 0.7 points day over day and down 0.3 points over the past week. Boxes aging past their free time on the terminal signal demurrage exposure. ## The numbers | Dwell-age bucket | Import boxes on terminal | Share of total | | --- | --- | --- | | 9+ days (the aging tell) | 4,981 boxes | 11.2% | | 5-8 days | 4,855 boxes | 10.9% | | 0-4 days | 34,811 boxes | 78.0% | | All import containers | 44,647 boxes | 100% | | On-dock rail, awaiting loading | 12,415 boxes | 1,362 at 9+ days | ## About Los Angeles import-container dwell This page tracks the Port of Los Angeles daily import-container dwell report: the count of loaded import boxes on the port's terminals, split into how long they have dwelt, 0-4 days, 5-8 days and 9 or more days, updated each business day from the Cargo Operations Dashboard. Read it as an inventory-age distribution: it tells you what share of the boxes on the terminal right now are aging, not how long the average box takes to leave (an average dwell time) and not how long a ship sits at the berth (vessel dwell). The 9+ day share is the congestion tell, because those are the boxes burning free time and heading toward demurrage. On-dock rail, where shown, is the count of import boxes staged on terminal awaiting a train. It is the Port of Los Angeles only; it is not blended with any other port or with the archived national vessel-dwell series. ## About this data - Source: Port of Los Angeles Cargo Operations Dashboard, daily import-container dwell report - Series: Import boxes on POLA terminals by dwell-age bucket (0-4 / 5-8 / 9+ days) - Basis: A daily inventory-age distribution, not an average container-dwell time and not vessel dwell at berth - Geography: Port of Los Angeles - Unit: percent - Calculation period: Daily business-day snapshot - Last observation: Sep 1, 2026 - Update frequency: Daily --- Cite: Port of Los Angeles import-container dwell: 11.2% of import boxes at 9+ days (4,981 boxes of 44,647 boxes) as of Sep 1, 2026 (a daily inventory-age distribution, not an average dwell time; Port of Los Angeles Cargo Operations Dashboard, via The Dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/boxdwell/los-angeles-import-containers Canonical URL: https://the-dwell.com/boxdwell/los-angeles-import-containers