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Import Value
$8.1B
Export Value
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Products
3976
New Orleans is one of the largest and most strategically important ports in the United States, handling more total cargo tonnage than almost any other port in the country. Located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, it serves as a gateway for agricultural exports, energy products, steel, and consumer goods moving between the American interior and global markets. The port complex includes multiple terminals and is a major hub for both bulk and containerized trade.
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New Orleans is a leading export point for grain, soybeans, corn, petroleum products, and chemicals, benefiting from direct Mississippi River barge connections to the agricultural Midwest.
Yes, the Port of New Orleans operates container terminals that handle international containerized imports and exports, complementing its large bulk and break-bulk cargo operations.
New Orleans has a full CBP port of entry with services including cargo examination, vessel inspections, importer of record processing, and foreign trade zone administration.
Imports
Exports
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTS & ACCESSORIES FOR ADP MACHINES & UNITS | $935.4M |
| 2 | REFINED COPPER CATHODES AND SECTIONS OF CATHODES | $657.4M |
| 3 | IMPORTS OF ARTICLES EXPORTED & RETURNED, NO CHANGE | $597.5M |
| 4 | SOLID-STATE NON-VOL SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICES | $433.8M |
| 5 | CRUDE OIL FROM PETROLEUM AND BITUMINOUS MINERALS | $284.6M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATURAL GAS, LIQUEFIED | $1.1B |
| 2 | CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, AND PARTS | $844.5M |
| 3 | PETROL OIL BITUM MINERAL (NT CRUD) ETC NT BIODIESL | $827.8M |
| 4 | CORN (MAIZE), OTHER THAN SEED CORN | $419.3M |
| 5 | INSTR & APPL F MEDICAL SURGICAL DENTAL VET, NESOI | $210.8M |