10 Largest US Ocean Ports · 2026

US Ocean Ports — Import Tariffs, Fees, and Calculator

Browse the 10 largest US ocean container ports by TEU. Each port page covers the Harbor Maintenance Fee, terminal handling charges, primary cargo categories, nearby same-coast alternatives, and a free landed-cost calculator.

Coastal coverage at a glance

Four Pacific ports (LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma), four Atlantic ports (New York / New Jersey, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah), and two Gulf ports (Houston, Miami). Numbers below match TEU rank.

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All Ports — by TEU Rank

10 ports
1

Port of Los Angeles

Pacific5.36M TEUConsumer electronicsApparelFurnitureCBP 2704
→2

Port of Long Beach

Pacific4.69M TEUConsumer electronicsApparelAutosCBP 2709
→3

Port of New York and New Jersey

Atlantic4.16M TEUConsumer electronicsApparelPharmaceuticalsCBP 1001 · 4601
→4

Port of Savannah

AtlanticConsumer electronicsAutosAgricultural goodsCBP 1703
→5

Port of Houston

Gulf3.8M TEUChemicalsSteel aluminumEnergyCBP 5301
→6

Northwest Seaport Alliance (Seattle / Tacoma)

Pacific3M TEUAutosAgricultural goodsConsumer electronicsCBP 3001
→7

Port of Charleston

Atlantic2.7M TEUAutosConsumer electronicsApparelCBP 1601
→8

Port of Virginia (Norfolk / Portsmouth / Newport News)

AtlanticConsumer electronicsAutosMachineryCBP 1401
→9

Port of Oakland

Pacific2.3M TEUAgricultural goodsConsumer electronicsAutosCBP 2811
→10

PortMiami

Gulf1.2M TEUApparelConsumer electronicsPharmaceuticalsCBP 5201
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Quick facts
  • Pacific4 ports
  • Atlantic4 ports
  • Gulf2 ports
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Tariff rates from Tax Foundation, USITC, and Penn Wharton Budget Model. Last verified May 13, 2026.