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# Charleston container volume (TEU)

Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties at the Port of Charleston, in TEU

_Data through Jun 2026 · source last checked Sep 1, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026_

> Loaded imports at Charleston were 96,849 TEU in June 2026, down 0% year over year and up 13% versus the same month of 2019. Loaded imports are the import-demand read; empties are repositioned boxes. This is the latest month published, not the current week.

Loaded imports at Charleston were 96,849 TEU in June, down 6.1% from May but essentially flat year over year and up 12.5% versus 2019. Loaded exports fell to 53,205 TEU, off 6.4% year over year and down 20% from pre-pandemic levels. Empty containers totaled 48,322 TEU, down 7.2% year over year but up 22.4% versus 2019. This is the latest month published, not the current week.

## The numbers

| Stream | Latest (June 2026) | MoM | YoY | vs 2019 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loaded imports | 96,849 TEU | -6.1% | -0.2% | +12.5% |
| Loaded exports | 53,205 TEU | +4.2% | -6.4% | -20.0% |
| Empty containers | 48,322 TEU | -18.0% | -7.2% | +22.4% |

## About Charleston container volume (TEU)

This page tracks monthly container volume at the Port of Charleston in TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units, split into loaded imports, loaded exports and empty containers. Loaded imports are the demand signal a US importer watches; empties are a tell about trade imbalance and equipment. The numbers are the port authority's own, re-published by BTS, and they land weeks after the month they cover, so a reading here is the latest month available rather than the current week.

## About this data

- Source: Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS
- Series: Monthly loaded imports, loaded exports and empties
- Geography: Charleston
- Unit: TEU
- Calculation period: Monthly
- Last observation: Jun 2026
- Update frequency: Monthly

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