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What the Port of Los Angeles imports
The Port of Los Angeles import commodity mix by HS2 chapter, September 2026, in customs value and containerized weight, from the U.S. Census International Trade data
Data through Sep 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
Cite
- Customs value
About this data
- Source
- U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade data (USA Trade Online)
- Series
- Imports by HS2 commodity chapter: customs value and containerized weight
- Basis
- Customs value at the port of entry, a different system from container-count TEU (never merged)
- Geography
- Port of Los Angeles (Census Schedule-D port 2704)
- Unit
- usd
- Calculation
- Monthly, year-over-year vs the same month a year earlier
- Last observation
- Sep 2026
- Update frequency
- Monthly
The Port of Los Angeles imported $25.45B of goods in September 2026 across the tracked commodity chapters, led by Electrical machinery and electronics at $5.49B. This is customs VALUE from the Census trade record; it is a different system from the container-count (TEU) figures elsewhere on the site and the two are never combined.
The Port of Los Angeles imported $25.45B of goods in September 2026, with Electrical machinery and electronics leading at $5.49B. Machinery and mechanical appliances, the second-ranking chapter, climbed 36.0% year-over-year to $4.73B. Vehicles and parts was the lone top commodity in decline, off 10.3% year-over-year at $1.29B.
| Commodity chapter (HS2) | Customs value (September 2026) | Share of value | YoY value | Containerized weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical machinery and electronics | $5.49B | 21.6% | +26.0% | 397M kg |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances | $4.73B | 18.6% | +36.0% | 368M kg |
| Apparel, knitted or crocheted | $1.66B | 6.5% | +17.7% | 164M kg |
| Vehicles and parts | $1.29B | 5.1% | -10.3% | 164M kg |
| Footwear | $1.21B | 4.7% | +23.0% | 90M kg |
| Toys, games and sports equipment | $1.14B | 4.5% | +12.8% | 212M kg |
| Plastics and articles thereof | $951M | 3.7% | +28.5% | 487M kg |
| Furniture, bedding and lighting | $929M | 3.6% | +12.7% | 344M kg |
| Apparel, not knitted | $864M | 3.4% | +27.2% | 81M kg |
| Mineral fuel | $627M | 2.5% | +4.6% | 5M kg |
| Optical, medical and measuring instruments | $582M | 2.3% | +15.5% | 23M kg |
| Rubber and articles thereof | $451M | 1.8% | +11.9% | 118M kg |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 1, 2026
The Port of Los Angeles imported $24.58B in August 2026, with Machinery and mechanical appliances leading at $4.88B, up 34.0% year-over-year, while Electrical machinery and electronics ran second at $4.86B but down 7.9%. Machinery, Mineral fuel and Plastics posted gains above 18%; Vehicles, Optical instruments and Footwear fell 10% to 13% year-over-year.
Week of Jul 1, 2026
The Port of Los Angeles imported $23.70B in July 2026, with Electrical machinery and electronics at $5.03B (21.2% of total). Year-over-year, most categories were lower: Mineral fuel was down 35.8%, Vehicles and parts down 21.9% and Electrical machinery down 10.0%. Toys, games and sports equipment gained 3.1%, the only significant mover higher. This is customs value from Census International Trade data through July 2026.
An earlier week
The Port of Los Angeles imported $22.92B in customs value in June 2026, led by electrical machinery and electronics at $4.84B and machinery at $4.20B. Machinery imports climbed 11.9% year-over-year, while vehicle imports fell 18.1%, a notable swing in a major category. Toys and plastics gained sharply, up 29.1% and 21.3% respectively, offsetting weakness in apparel and footwear.
Week of Aug 4, 2026
The Port of Los Angeles imported $22.92B of goods in June 2026 across tracked commodity chapters. Electrical machinery and machinery combined for 39.4% of value, with machinery up 11.9% year-over-year. Toys and sports equipment led growth at +29.1%, while vehicles fell 18.1%, reflecting broader weakness in auto imports.
About What the Port of Los Angeles imports
This page shows what actually comes in through the Port of Los Angeles, by commodity, from the U.S. Census Bureau's International Trade data (Schedule-D port code 2704, the seaport itself, not the wider Los Angeles customs district). Commodities are grouped by HS2 chapter, the two-digit Harmonized System level, and shown in customs value (the dutiable dollar value Census reports) and containerized vessel shipping weight. Read this as the MIX of the cargo, what the boxes hold, not how many boxes there are. It is a deliberately separate measure from the container-volume (TEU) pages: Census counts customs value at a point of entry while the TEU figures count loaded container equivalents from terminal throughput, on different timings, so the two data systems are never added together or reconciled against each other here. Likewise, this is not the same as any commodity-movement figure USDA publishes for agricultural shipments, which is its own survey; where a farm commodity appears here it is the Census customs value, on the Census calendar. Year-over-year compares each chapter to the same month a year earlier.