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Import Value
$764.7M
Export Value
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Products
13
Carquinez Strait is the narrow waterway connecting San Pablo Bay to Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, serving as a critical transit corridor for vessel traffic moving between San Francisco Bay and California's inland waterways. It is a designated customs reporting location for trade activity along this strategic chokepoint. Multiple petroleum and bulk cargo terminals operate along its banks in Contra Costa and Solano counties.
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Carquinez Strait is the only navigable connection between San Francisco Bay and California's vast inland delta waterway system, making it a mandatory transit point for all vessel traffic moving to and from Sacramento, Stockton, and other inland ports.
Petroleum products, bulk agricultural commodities, and industrial chemicals are the primary cargo types handled at terminals along the Carquinez Strait, served by refineries and bulk facilities in Martinez, Crockett, and Benicia.
Yes, Carquinez Strait is assigned its own port code (2830) for CBP trade reporting, distinct from the Martinez (2820) and Crockett (2815) designations, allowing granular tracking of activity along this waterway corridor.
Imports
Exports
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PASS VEH SPK-IG INT COM RCPR P ENG >1500 NOV 3M CC | $189.0M |
| 2 | PASS MTR VEH,SPARK IGN ENG, >1000CC BUT =<1500CC | $145.9M |
| 3 | PASS VEH W/SPK-IG AND ELEC MOTOR,NOT CHRGD BY PLUG | $145.0M |
| 4 | LT OILS, PREPS GT=70% PETROLEUM/BITUM NT BIODIESEL | $94.4M |
| 5 | MTR VEH, SP-IG AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, CHARGED BY PLUG | $55.0M |