# Seattle/Tacoma container volume (TEU) Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties at the Port of Seattle/Tacoma, in TEU _Data through Jun 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026_ > Loaded imports at Seattle/Tacoma were 94,359 TEU in June 2026, down 0% year over year and down 23% versus the same month of 2019. Loaded imports are the import-demand read; empties are repositioned boxes. This is the latest month published, not the current week. Loaded imports at Seattle/Tacoma were 94,359 TEU in June 2026, flat year over year but down 23% versus June 2019. Loaded exports eased 3.2% year over year and sit 40% below pre-pandemic. June is the latest month published. ## The numbers | Stream | Latest (June 2026) | MoM | YoY | vs 2019 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Loaded imports | 94,359 TEU | +8.2% | -0.0% | -23.1% | | Loaded exports | 45,780 TEU | -3.8% | -3.2% | -40.2% | | Empty containers | 39,788 TEU | +15.7% | -23.3% | -33.1% | ## About Seattle/Tacoma container volume (TEU) This page tracks monthly container volume at the Port of Seattle/Tacoma in TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units, split into loaded imports, loaded exports and empty containers. Loaded imports are the demand signal a US importer watches; empties are a tell about trade imbalance and equipment. The numbers are the port authority's own, re-published by BTS, and they land weeks after the month they cover, so a reading here is the latest month available rather than the current week. ## About this data - Source: Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS - Series: Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties - Geography: Seattle/Tacoma - Unit: TEU - Calculation period: Monthly - Last observation: Jun 2026 - Update frequency: Monthly --- Cite: Seattle/Tacoma loaded imports were 94,359 TEU in the latest month published (US port TEU data, via BTS). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/teu/seattle-tacoma Canonical URL: https://the-dwell.com/teu/seattle-tacoma