What’s Shipping Out? The 10 Biggest USWC Exports of 2024

By Jock O’Connell

What were the top ten commodities that were exported in 2024 from the three major maritime gateways on the U.S. West Coast. The commodities are ranked by weight and are identified by their four digit Harmonized System (HS) codes.  

Exhibit 10. Top Ten Exports by Declared Weight from Port of Oakland, 2024
Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Exhibit 9. Top Ten Exports by Declared Weight from Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, 2024
Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Commodity	HS Code	Metric Tons
Petroleum Coke, Petroleum Bitumen	2713	4,687,090
Waste & Scrap Paper	4707	2,976,335
Residues of Starch Mfr.	2303	2,536,933
Soybeans	1201	2,267,123
Ferrous Waste & Scrap	7204	2,031,976
Oil (Not Crude)	2710	1,656,299
Iron Ores & Concentrates	2601	1,426,941
Cotton (Not Carded or Combed)	5201	904,797
Coal or Briquettes from Coal	2701	877,797
Corn (Maize)	1005	610,184

Exhibit 11. Top Ten Exports by Declared Weight from the Northwest Seaport Alliance Ports of Tacoma and Seattle, 2024
Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Commodity	HS Code	Metric Tons
Corn (Maize)	1005	4,724,497
Soybeans	1201	3,511,649
Forage Crops	1214	1,767,343
Ferrous Waste & Scrap	7204	621,068
Vegetables, Prepared or Preserve	2004	571,647
Grain Sorghum	1007	510,179
Residues of Starch Mfg.	2303	452,613
Waste & Scrap Paper	4707	408,216
Apples	808	313,332
Leguminous Vegetables	713	295,380

Commodity	HS Code	Metric Tons
Waste & Scrap Paper	4707	1,440,602
Ferrous Waste & Scrap	7204	1,272,683
Nuts, Fresh or Dried	802	1,124,900
Pork, Fresh or Chilled	203	292,023
Rice	1006	278,801
Forage Crops	1214	239,184
Tomatoes, Prepared or Preserved	2002	224,451
Beef, Fresh or Chilled	201	218,298
Wine	2204	194,666
Sugars	1702	168,442