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Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Port code, top importers and products

UN/LOCODETWKHH
CBP Schedule K58309
World Port Index57920
Mai-liaoTaichungHualienXiamenTaipeiKaohsiung
● Kaohsiung● Nearby ports● Has a port page
19,033 US-bound bills of lading · Jul 2026
US customs · Jul 2026
  • US: bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026
  • Only records EximAgent holds, not all trade
  • Forwarders and carriers named on filings are counted
  • US records are sparse Nov 2025–Apr 2026
  • No US values or weights shown

Summary

Computed from customs records · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

In our records for Aug 2025–Jul 2026: 29,383 US-bound bills of lading loaded here. Home Depot U.S.A., INC is the largest named US importer with 577 bills of lading, ahead of Pan Pacific Express Corp (456). Screws and bolts (HS 731815) leads the products at 4.8% of HS-coded bills of lading, and Los Angeles is the top US arrival port at 37%.

What stands out at Port of Kaohsiung

6.6%

Home Depot U.S.A., INC leads the top 5

Top 5 US importers: 6.6% of 29,383 bills of lading, out of 9,870 named.

3.1×

Steel articles, chapter 73

Chapter 73, steel articles: 16% of HS-coded bills of lading here vs 5.3% in all US bills of lading we hold.

1.7%

Jul 2026 share of US bills

1.7% of all US import bills in Jul 2026, vs 1.8% over 5 earlier well-covered months.

0.7%

Honour Lane Shipping ships the most

Honour Lane Shipping: 207 bills of lading; Kerry Freight International 168; Delta Electronics 160.

37%

Los Angeles first

Los Angeles: 37% of bills of lading; Tacoma 17%.

Kaohsiung port in customs data

US imports · from Kaohsiung
US importers

7,276

named on bills

HS-coded

40%

of bills carry an HS code

Arriving at

32%

Los Angeles, CA, top of 12

Top companies trading through Kaohsiung

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What ships through Kaohsiung

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Duty on screws and bolts from Taiwan into the US

Where Kaohsiung cargo comes from and goes

US imports: arriving at

Share of bills · top 10 · Jul 2026

  • Los Angeles, CA270432%
  • Tacoma, WA300222%
  • Long Beach, CA270914%
  • Savannah, GA170310%
  • New York / Newark area (as filed; not in the CBP list we hold)46019.1%
  • Oakland, CA28115.3%
  • Norfolk-Newport News, VA14012.6%
  • Charleston, SC16011.7%
  • Seattle, WA30011.4%
  • Houston, TX53011.1%

Monthly rhythm at Port of Kaohsiung

Share of all US bills loaded abroad we hold, by month · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

Our US records are sparse in Nov 2025–Apr 2026, so those months are left out and shares are compared instead of volumes.

  1. 2.1%Aug 2025
  2. 1.4%Sep 2025
  3. 2.2%Oct 2025
  4. –Dec 2025
  5. –Jan 2026
  6. –Apr 2026
  7. 1.0%May 2026
  8. 2.3%Jun 2026
  9. 1.7%Jul 2026

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Lookalike buyers of screws and bolts

HS 731815 is also in the top 10 products at 2 other ports on EximAgent. The Outbound agent lists companies buying it through those ports.

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How deep is Port of Kaohsiung?

Listed depths, to scale

Depth, m below chart datum · NGA WPI · mean tidal range 1 m

datum5 m10 m15 m20 mChannel11 mAnchorage20 mCargo pier8 mOil terminal9 m

Entering the port

Shelter
Fair
Harbour typeCoastal (breakwater)

Restricts entry: tide, other

Before you arrive: arrival notice (ETA) required; pilotage compulsory; tugs available; quarantine (pratique) required

Facilities at Kaohsiung

Listed in NGA World Port Index 57920; items the index does not list are left out.

Cargo handling
Wharves
Cranes and lifts
Fixed cranesMobile cranesLifts 25–49 t

Where is Port of Kaohsiung?

Country
Taiwan
Position
22°37′ N, 120°15′ E
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
UN/LOCODE functions
Port, Airport

Kaohsiung port codes

Code systemCodeIdentifies
UN/LOCODETWKHHPort of Kaohsiung
CBP Schedule K58309Foreign port (Kaohsiung)
NGA World Port Index57920Kaohsiung port entry

Ports near Kaohsiung

Distance from Kaohsiung

Kilometres and nautical miles, straight line

  • Mai-liaoTWMLI · 30 nmi55
  • TaichungTWTXG · 102 nmi189
  • HualienTWHUN · 111 nmi205
  • XiamenCNXMG · 154 nmi284
  • TaipeiTWTPE · 161 nmi298
  • BascoPHBSO · 162 nmi299

Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan trade

Port of Kaohsiung is the only Taiwan port page on EximAgent with this flow.

Nearest port pages: Port of Xiamen (300 km), Port of Yantian (610 km), Port of Hong Kong (620 km), Port of Shekou (660 km)

Similar-size port pages: Port of Bremerhaven (28,682), Port of Mundra (27,657)

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What is the port code for Port of Kaohsiung?

UN/LOCODE TWKHH; CBP Schedule K 58309; NGA World Port Index 57920.

How much trade goes through Port of Kaohsiung?

In the records EximAgent holds for Aug 2025–Jul 2026: 29,383 US-bound bills of lading loaded here, naming 9,870 companies.

Who are the top US importers at Port of Kaohsiung?

Home Depot U.S.A., INC (577), Pan Pacific Express Corp (456), Lollicup USA INC (315), Evergreen Logistics USA Corp (299), Mii Brand Import, LLC (278); bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026.

What are the main products shipped through Port of Kaohsiung?

Screws and bolts (HS 731815, 4.8%); Screws, bolts, nuts, coach (HS 731814, 4.6%); Car parts (HS 870899, 3.0%); Steel nuts (HS 731816, 2.5%); Parts and accessories of the machines (HS 847330, 2.1%); share of HS-coded bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026.

Which US ports receive cargo from Port of Kaohsiung?

Los Angeles (37%), Tacoma (17%), Long Beach (14%), New York / Newark area (as filed; not in the CBP list we hold) (8.8%), Savannah (7.8%), as shares of bills of lading with a known port in Aug 2025–Jul 2026.

How does Port of Kaohsiung differ from other ports?

By HS chapter, here vs all US bills we hold: steel articles 16% vs 5.3%; machinery and appliances 13% vs 11%; plastics 12% vs 12%; electronics 11% vs 7.5%.

These figures come only from the customs records EximAgent holds. They do not cover all trade through this port, so use them with care and check important details before acting on them. Use of this page is subject to our Terms and Conditions. Port codes: UN/LOCODE © UNECE, CC BY 4.0. Snapshot us-2026-07.co-2025-12.