{
 "port": {
  "name": "Galveston",
  "unlocode": "USGLS",
  "country": "United States",
  "cc": "US",
  "region": "Texas",
  "lat": 29.3167,
  "lon": -94.7833,
  "cbp_schedule_d": [
   "5310"
  ],
  "cbp_schedule_k": null,
  "customs_office": null,
  "wpi_number": 9150,
  "wikidata": null,
  "locode_functions": [
   "Port",
   "Airport"
  ],
  "url": "https://eximagent.ai/ports/usgls"
 },
 "snapshot": "us-2026-07.co-2025-12",
 "tier": "A",
 "summary": [
  "In our records for Aug 2025–Jul 2026: 1,515 US import bills of lading arriving here.",
  "Caterpillar INC is the largest named importer with 440 bills of lading, ahead of Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD (114).",
  "Vehicles specially designed for travelling (HS 870310) leads the products at 19% of HS-coded bills of lading, and Santos is the top loading port at 21%."
 ],
 "insights": [
  {
   "title": "Caterpillar INC leads the top 5",
   "value": "44%",
   "text": "Top 5 importers: 44% of 1,515 bills of lading, out of 411 named."
  },
  {
   "title": "Vehicles and parts, chapter 87",
   "value": "10.6×",
   "text": "Chapter 87, vehicles and parts: 62% of HS-coded bills of lading here vs 5.8% in all US bills of lading we hold."
  },
  {
   "title": "Jul 2026 share of US bills",
   "value": "0.1%",
   "text": "0.1% of all US import bills in Jul 2026, vs 0.1% over 5 earlier well-covered months."
  },
  {
   "title": "Caterpillar Brasil Ltda ships the most",
   "value": "26%",
   "text": "Caterpillar Brasil Ltda: 397 bills of lading; Carnival Cruise Line 228; Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD 122."
  },
  {
   "title": "Santos first",
   "value": "21%",
   "text": "Santos: 21% of bills of lading; High seas (outside territorial waters) 18%."
  }
 ],
 "no_records": null,
 "flows_covered": [
  "US imports · arriving at Galveston"
 ],
 "flows_not_covered": "Every flow not listed. EximAgent holds no export records for most origins, so no figure describes this port's total trade.",
 "flows": {
  "ua": {
   "tag": "US imports · arriving at Galveston",
   "unit": "bills",
   "window": "Aug 2025–Jul 2026",
   "kpi": {
    "n": 1515,
    "ents": 411,
    "ship": 265,
    "hsn": 301
   },
   "top_companies": [
    {
     "name": "Caterpillar INC",
     "count": 440,
     "hs6": [
      "842911",
      "843110"
     ],
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD",
     "count": 114,
     "hs6": [],
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Komatsu America Corporation",
     "count": 43,
     "hs6": [],
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Wirtgen America INC",
     "count": 39,
     "hs6": [],
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Carnival Cruise Line",
     "count": 38,
     "hs6": [
      "852580"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/carnival-cruise-line/601919086468"
    },
    {
     "name": "Volvo Construction Equipment North",
     "count": 30,
     "hs6": [],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/volvo-construction-equipment-north/141786183031"
    },
    {
     "name": "Volkswagen Do Brasil Industria De V",
     "count": 21,
     "hs6": [
      "870310"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/volkswagen-do-brasil-industria-de-v/249780631384"
    },
    {
     "name": "Liebherr USA, CO",
     "count": 20,
     "hs6": [
      "842649",
      "870510"
     ],
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Kline America INC",
     "count": 18,
     "hs6": [
      "871639"
     ],
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "name": "Volvo Cena LLC",
     "count": 15,
     "hs6": [
      "870410",
      "842951"
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     "url": null
    }
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   "top_suppliers": [
    {
     "name": "Caterpillar Brasil Ltda",
     "count": 397
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    {
     "name": "Carnival Cruise Line",
     "count": 228
    },
    {
     "name": "Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD",
     "count": 122
    },
    {
     "name": "Trans Global Logistics Europe GMBH",
     "count": 26
    },
    {
     "name": "Komatsu LTD",
     "count": 26
    },
    {
     "name": "K Line Deutschland GMBH",
     "count": 18
    },
    {
     "name": "Caterpillar Japan LLC",
     "count": 15
    },
    {
     "name": "Bangkok Komatsu CO LTD",
     "count": 15
    },
    {
     "name": "Liebherr Werk Ehingen GMBH",
     "count": 13
    }
   ],
   "monthly": [
    {
     "month": 202508,
     "count": 52
    },
    {
     "month": 202509,
     "count": 32
    },
    {
     "month": 202510,
     "count": 9
    },
    {
     "month": 202602,
     "count": 5
    },
    {
     "month": 202603,
     "count": 7
    },
    {
     "month": 202604,
     "count": 5
    },
    {
     "month": 202605,
     "count": 3
    },
    {
     "month": 202606,
     "count": 238
    },
    {
     "month": 202607,
     "count": 1167
    }
   ],
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    {
     "hs6": "870310",
     "label": "Vehicles specially designed for travelling",
     "count": 57
    },
    {
     "hs6": "870323",
     "label": "Cars 1,500–3,000 cc",
     "count": 48
    },
    {
     "hs6": "870410",
     "label": "Off-highway dumpers",
     "count": 23
    },
    {
     "hs6": "871639",
     "label": "Other trailers and semi-trailers",
     "count": 21
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    {
     "hs6": "842911",
     "label": "Self-propelled bulldozers (track laying)",
     "count": 14
    },
    {
     "hs6": "842951",
     "label": "Front-end shovel loaders",
     "count": 10
    },
    {
     "hs6": "870324",
     "label": "Cars >3,000 cc",
     "count": 10
    },
    {
     "hs6": "843110",
     "label": "Parts suitable for use (of machinery)",
     "count": 10
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    {
     "hs6": "847410",
     "label": "Sorting, screening, separating or washing",
     "count": 7
    },
    {
     "hs6": "870510",
     "label": "Vehicles and parts (crane lorries)",
     "count": 6
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   "partners": [
    {
     "code": "35177",
     "count": 309
    },
    {
     "code": "99900",
     "count": 266
    },
    {
     "code": "22556",
     "count": 185
    },
    {
     "code": "42870",
     "count": 181
    },
    {
     "code": "20173",
     "count": 119
    },
    {
     "code": "42381",
     "count": 115
    },
    {
     "code": "35159",
     "count": 97
    },
    {
     "code": "41374",
     "count": 93
    },
    {
     "code": "20199",
     "count": 60
    },
    {
     "code": "23640",
     "count": 17
    },
    {
     "code": "23661",
     "count": 16
    },
    {
     "code": "21535",
     "count": 12
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   "harbor_type": "Coastal (natural)",
   "shelter": "Good",
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    "channel": 11,
    "anchorage": 8,
    "cargo_pier": 8,
    "oil_terminal": 6
   },
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   "max_vessel": {
    "length": null,
    "beam": null,
    "draft": null
   },
   "entrance": {
    "Tide": "N",
    "Heavy swell": "N",
    "Ice": "N",
    "Other": "Y"
   },
   "overhead_limits": "Y",
   "groups": {
    "Arrival and clearance": {
     "First port of entry": "Y",
     "ETA message required": "Y",
     "Quarantine: pratique": "Y",
     "Quarantine: sanitation": "Y",
     "Pilotage compulsory": "Y",
     "Pilotage advisable": "Y",
     "Tug assistance": "Y",
     "Tug salvage": "U",
     "Turning area": "Y",
     "Good holding ground": "U"
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     "Anchorage berths": "Y",
     "Container facilities": "U",
     "Ro-ro facilities": "U",
     "Solid bulk": "U",
     "Liquid bulk": "U",
     "Breakbulk": "U",
     "Oil terminal": "U",
     "Dangerous cargo": "U"
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    "Cranes and lifts": {
     "Fixed cranes": "Y",
     "Mobile cranes": "Y",
     "Floating cranes": "Y",
     "Container cranes": "U",
     "Lifts 100+ t": "Y",
     "Lifts 50–100 t": "Y",
     "Lifts 25–49 t": "Y",
     "Lifts 0–24 t": "Y"
    },
    "Services and supplies": {
     "Longshoremen": "Y",
     "Electricity": "Y",
     "Electrical repair": "Y",
     "Navigation equipment": "Y",
     "Fuel oil": "Y",
     "Diesel": "Y",
     "Potable water": "Y",
     "Provisions": "Y",
     "Deck supplies": "Y",
     "Engine supplies": "Y"
    },
    "Shore links and environment": {
     "Rail link": "Y",
     "Airport": "Y",
     "Telephone": "Y",
     "Radio": "Y",
     "Medical facilities": "Y",
     "Garbage disposal": "Y",
     "Dirty ballast disposal": "Y"
    }
   },
   "repairs": "Major",
   "drydock": "Small",
   "marine_railway": "Small",
   "navarea": "IV",
   "sailing_directions": "U.S. Coast Pilot 5 - Gulf of Mexico Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands",
   "chart": "11324",
   "lat_dms": "29°19'00\"N",
   "lon_dms": "94°47'00\"W"
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  "nearby_straight_line": [
   {
    "name": "Texas City",
    "unlocode": "USTXT",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.3833,
    "lon": -94.9167,
    "km": 15,
    "nm": 8,
    "pilot": false
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   {
    "name": "Baytown",
    "unlocode": "USHPY",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.7333,
    "lon": -95.0167,
    "km": 52,
    "nm": 28,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Pasadena",
    "unlocode": "USPAS",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.6833,
    "lon": -95.2,
    "km": 57,
    "nm": 31,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Freeport",
    "unlocode": "USFPO",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 28.95,
    "lon": -95.3333,
    "km": 67,
    "nm": 36,
    "pilot": true
   },
   {
    "name": "Houston",
    "unlocode": "USHOU",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.75,
    "lon": -95.35,
    "km": 73,
    "nm": 39,
    "pilot": true
   },
   {
    "name": "Sabine",
    "unlocode": "USSAB",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.7167,
    "lon": -93.8667,
    "km": 99,
    "nm": 54,
    "pilot": false
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What is the port code for Port of Galveston?",
   "a": "UN/LOCODE USGLS; CBP Schedule D 5310 (Galveston, TX); NGA World Port Index 9150."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much trade goes through Port of Galveston?",
   "a": "In the records EximAgent holds for Aug 2025–Jul 2026: 1,515 US import bills of lading arriving here, naming 411 companies."
  },
  {
   "q": "Who are the top importers at Port of Galveston?",
   "a": "Caterpillar INC (440), Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD (114), Komatsu America Corporation (43), Wirtgen America INC (39), Carnival Cruise Line (38); bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "What are the main products shipped through Port of Galveston?",
   "a": "Vehicles specially designed for travelling (HS 870310, 19%); Cars 1,500–3,000 cc (HS 870323, 16%); Off-highway dumpers (HS 870410, 7.6%); Other trailers and semi-trailers (HS 871639, 7.0%); Self-propelled bulldozers (HS 842911, 4.7%); share of HS-coded bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where is cargo arriving at Port of Galveston loaded?",
   "a": "Santos (21%), High seas (outside territorial waters) (18%), Manzanillo (13%), Bremerhaven (12%), Cozumel Island (8.1%), as shares of bills of lading with a known port in Aug 2025–Jul 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "How does Port of Galveston differ from other US ports?",
   "a": "By HS chapter, here vs all US bills we hold: vehicles and parts 62% vs 5.8%; machinery and appliances 31% vs 11%."
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Figures come only from the customs records EximAgent holds and do not cover all trade through this port. Use with care and verify important details. Subject to EximAgent Terms and Conditions: https://eximagent.ai/policies/terms"
}