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U.S. Imports
$358.9M
U.S. Exports: $0
-$358.9M (net importer)
West Virginia's trade profile is heavily shaped by its energy and chemical sectors, with coal, chemicals, and primary metals representing the dominant export categories. The state exports significant volumes of metallurgical and thermal coal to international markets via East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. Chemical manufacturing along the Kanawha Valley also contributes substantially to West Virginia's export base.
Coal (both metallurgical and thermal), chemicals and chemical products, and primary metals such as steel are West Virginia's dominant exports, reflecting the state's resource extraction and heavy industrial base.
West Virginia is landlocked, so its exports move primarily via rail and truck to East Coast ports such as Baltimore and Hampton Roads (Norfolk), as well as Gulf Coast terminals, for onward ocean shipment.
Declining global demand for thermal coal and competition from natural gas have reduced West Virginia's coal export volumes over the past decade, though metallurgical coal exports for steelmaking have remained more resilient due to continued international steel production demand.
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