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Norfolk-Newport News: US trade through the port

Virginia · Census Bureau port-level trade

The Census Bureau records $34.2 billion of US exports leaving through Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, in 2025 and $64.9 billion of imports entering there. That is 1.6% of all US goods exports and 1.9% of imports.

Exports, 2025
$34.2BDown 13.6% on 2024
Imports, 2025
$64.9BDown 7.2% on 2024
Vessel exports in containers
92%Of vessel export value

By country, 2025

Destinations of exports

The 10 largest shown here took 53% of the port total.

  1. 1Germany$3.2 billion9.5%
  2. 2Netherlands$2.6 billion7.6%
  3. 3United Kingdom$1.9 billion5.6%
  4. 4Belgium$1.9 billion5.6%
  5. 5Austria$1.8 billion5.2%
  6. 6India$1.8 billion5.2%
  7. 7China$1.7 billion4.8%
  8. 8Spain$1.3 billion3.9%
  9. 9Japan$952.4 million2.8%
  10. 10France$916.8 million2.7%

Sources of imports

The 10 largest shown here took 61% of the port total.

  1. 1Germany$8.5 billion13.2%
  2. 2China$7.0 billion10.8%
  3. 3India$6.5 billion10.0%
  4. 4Italy$4.4 billion6.8%
  5. 5Vietnam$4.0 billion6.1%
  6. 6Japan$2.1 billion3.2%
  7. 7France$1.9 billion3.0%
  8. 8Malaysia$1.8 billion2.8%
  9. 9Ireland$1.8 billion2.8%
  10. 10Spain$1.6 billion2.5%

By HS chapter, 2025

The ten largest Harmonized System chapters through the port, with each chapter's share of the port total.

Export goods

  1. 30Pharmaceutical products$5.3 billion15.5%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$3.4 billion9.9%
  3. 39Plastics$3.0 billion8.7%
  4. 87Vehicles and parts$1.6 billion4.8%
  5. 29Organic chemicals$1.2 billion3.6%
  6. 38Miscellaneous chemical products$1.2 billion3.6%
  7. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$1.1 billion3.3%
  8. 12Oil seeds, grains and fodder$1.1 billion3.1%
  9. 44Wood and wood products$1.0 billion2.9%
  10. 28Inorganic chemicals$959.1 million2.8%

Import goods

  1. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$14.1 billion21.7%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$6.7 billion10.3%
  3. 30Pharmaceutical products$3.3 billion5.1%
  4. 87Vehicles and parts$2.8 billion4.4%
  5. 39Plastics$2.8 billion4.3%
  6. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$2.8 billion4.2%
  7. 73Articles of iron or steel$2.1 billion3.3%
  8. 90Optical, medical and precision instruments$1.9 billion2.9%
  9. 29Organic chemicals$1.8 billion2.7%
  10. 40Rubber$1.5 billion2.2%

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Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026. Countries under comprehensive US sanctions are left out of the country lists; shares are of the full US total.
  • Port figures: US Census Bureau, port-level trade for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia (Census port 1401), calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.