{
 "port": {
  "name": "Houston",
  "unlocode": "USHOU",
  "country": "United States",
  "cc": "US",
  "region": "Texas",
  "lat": 29.75,
  "lon": -95.2833,
  "cbp_schedule_d": [
   "5301"
  ],
  "cbp_schedule_k": null,
  "customs_office": null,
  "wpi_number": 9240,
  "wikidata": null,
  "locode_functions": [
   "Port",
   "Road terminal",
   "Airport",
   "Postal exchange"
  ],
  "url": "https://eximagent.ai/ports/ushou"
 },
 "snapshot": "us-2026-07.co-2025-12",
 "tier": "A",
 "summary": [
  "In our records for Aug 2025–Jul 2026: 106,228 US import bills of lading arriving here.",
  "Home Depot, U.S.A., INC is the largest named importer with 1,229 bills of lading, ahead of Ikea Supply AG (1,126).",
  "Plastic articles (HS 392690) leads the products at 2.2% of HS-coded bills of lading, and Busan is the top loading port at 20%."
 ],
 "insights": [
  {
   "title": "Home Depot, U.S.A., INC leads the top 5",
   "value": "4.2%",
   "text": "Top 5 importers: 4.2% of 106,228 bills of lading, out of 21,743 named."
  },
  {
   "title": "Steel articles, chapter 73",
   "value": "1.5×",
   "text": "Chapter 73, steel articles: 7.7% of HS-coded bills of lading here vs 5.3% in all US bills of lading we hold."
  },
  {
   "title": "Jul 2026 share of US bills",
   "value": "7.2%",
   "text": "7.2% of all US import bills in Jul 2026, vs 4.3% over 5 earlier well-covered months."
  },
  {
   "title": "Seaco Shipping ships the most",
   "value": "0.6%",
   "text": "Seaco Shipping: 614 bills of lading; Barsan Global Lojistik 424; Noble Shipping 372."
  },
  {
   "title": "Busan first",
   "value": "20%",
   "text": "Busan: 20% of bills of lading; Yantian 14%."
  }
 ],
 "no_records": null,
 "flows_covered": [
  "US imports · arriving at Houston"
 ],
 "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 Houston",
   "unit": "bills",
   "window": "Aug 2025–Jul 2026",
   "kpi": {
    "n": 106228,
    "ents": 21743,
    "ship": 28839,
    "hsn": 36262,
    "musd": 0
   },
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    {
     "name": "Home Depot, U.S.A., INC",
     "count": 1229,
     "hs6": [
      "950510",
      "841451",
      "853952"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/home-depot-u-s-a-inc/886999457319"
    },
    {
     "name": "Ikea Supply AG",
     "count": 1126,
     "hs6": [
      "940320",
      "940360",
      "940529"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/ikea-supply-ag/384035598670"
    },
    {
     "name": "Caterpillar INC",
     "count": 1006,
     "hs6": [
      "843149",
      "841221",
      "843141"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/caterpillar-inc/934361432417"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hillebrand Gori USA LLC",
     "count": 571,
     "hs6": [
      "220830",
      "220860",
      "210210"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/hillebrand-gori-usa-llc/413029454396"
    },
    {
     "name": "Umax Shipping INC",
     "count": 547,
     "hs6": [
      "843149",
      "700529",
      "870899"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/umax-shipping-inc/32084402141"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Home Depot INC",
     "count": 523,
     "hs6": [],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/the-home-depot-inc/85251210629"
    },
    {
     "name": "Barsan Global Logistics INC",
     "count": 500,
     "hs6": [
      "842010",
      "680291",
      "940360"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/barsan-global-logistics-inc/676296480382"
    },
    {
     "name": "Interglobo North America INC",
     "count": 492,
     "hs6": [
      "220110",
      "081190",
      "442199"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/interglobo-north-america-inc/411363545600"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pegasus Maritime INC",
     "count": 484,
     "hs6": [
      "441239",
      "940360",
      "630720"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/pegasus-maritime-inc/993734669135"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walmart INC. 811 Excellence Drive",
     "count": 483,
     "hs6": [
      "940389",
      "230910",
      "940440"
     ],
     "url": "https://eximagent.ai/companies/walmart-inc-811-excellence/439645634077"
    }
   ],
   "top_suppliers": [
    {
     "name": "Seaco Shipping",
     "count": 614
    },
    {
     "name": "Barsan Global Lojistik",
     "count": 424
    },
    {
     "name": "Noble Shipping",
     "count": 372
    },
    {
     "name": "Interglobo North America",
     "count": 324
    },
    {
     "name": "Honour Lane Shipping",
     "count": 324
    },
    {
     "name": "Beijing Glovis CO LTD Shanghai Bran",
     "count": 280
    }
   ],
   "monthly": [
    {
     "month": 202508,
     "count": 6071
    },
    {
     "month": 202509,
     "count": 833
    },
    {
     "month": 202510,
     "count": 1423
    },
    {
     "month": 202511,
     "count": 5
    },
    {
     "month": 202512,
     "count": 17
    },
    {
     "month": 202601,
     "count": 19
    },
    {
     "month": 202602,
     "count": 8
    },
    {
     "month": 202603,
     "count": 61
    },
    {
     "month": 202604,
     "count": 199
    },
    {
     "month": 202605,
     "count": 487
    },
    {
     "month": 202606,
     "count": 18812
    },
    {
     "month": 202607,
     "count": 79313
    }
   ],
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     "hs6": "392690",
     "label": "Plastic articles",
     "count": 790
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    {
     "hs6": "950300",
     "label": "Toys",
     "count": 718
    },
    {
     "hs6": "940360",
     "label": "Wood furniture",
     "count": 644
    },
    {
     "hs6": "870899",
     "label": "Car parts",
     "count": 612
    },
    {
     "hs6": "940161",
     "label": "Sofas",
     "count": 573
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    {
     "hs6": "732690",
     "label": "Other other articles of iron or steel",
     "count": 490
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    {
     "hs6": "841810",
     "label": "Fridge-freezers",
     "count": 477
    },
    {
     "hs6": "940320",
     "label": "Metal furniture",
     "count": 475
    },
    {
     "hs6": "870829",
     "label": "Body parts",
     "count": 452
    },
    {
     "hs6": "220300",
     "label": "Beer made from malt",
     "count": 449
    }
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   "partners": [
    {
     "code": "58023",
     "count": 14477
    },
    {
     "code": "57078",
     "count": 9979
    },
    {
     "code": "57035",
     "count": 8128
    },
    {
     "code": "57020",
     "count": 7061
    },
    {
     "code": "20193",
     "count": 6262
    },
    {
     "code": "42870",
     "count": 5739
    },
    {
     "code": "20199",
     "count": 5016
    },
    {
     "code": "55206",
     "count": 4721
    },
    {
     "code": "42305",
     "count": 3606
    },
    {
     "code": "53313",
     "count": 3128
    },
    {
     "code": "53306",
     "count": 2468
    },
    {
     "code": "30107",
     "count": 2276
    }
   ]
  }
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   "harbor_type": "River (tide gates)",
   "shelter": "Good",
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    "beam": null,
    "draft": null
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    "Tide": "N",
    "Heavy swell": "N",
    "Ice": "N",
    "Other": "Y"
   },
   "overhead_limits": "Y",
   "groups": {
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     "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": "Y",
     "Turning area": "Y",
     "Good holding ground": "Y"
    },
    "Cargo handling": {
     "Wharves": "Y",
     "Anchorage berths": "U",
     "Container facilities": "U",
     "Ro-ro facilities": "U",
     "Solid bulk": "U",
     "Liquid bulk": "U",
     "Breakbulk": "U",
     "Oil terminal": "U",
     "Dangerous cargo": "U"
    },
    "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": "Medium",
   "marine_railway": "Medium",
   "navarea": "IV",
   "sailing_directions": "U.S. Coast Pilot 5 - Gulf of Mexico Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands",
   "chart": "11325",
   "lat_dms": "29°45'00\"N",
   "lon_dms": "95°17'00\"W"
  },
  "sourced_facts": [],
  "nearby_straight_line": [
   {
    "name": "Pasadena",
    "unlocode": "USPAS",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.6833,
    "lon": -95.2,
    "km": 11,
    "nm": 6,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Baytown",
    "unlocode": "USHPY",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.7333,
    "lon": -95.0167,
    "km": 26,
    "nm": 14,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Texas City",
    "unlocode": "USTXT",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.3833,
    "lon": -94.9167,
    "km": 54,
    "nm": 29,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Galveston",
    "unlocode": "USGLS",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 29.3167,
    "lon": -94.7833,
    "km": 68,
    "nm": 37,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Freeport",
    "unlocode": "USFPO",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 28.95,
    "lon": -95.3333,
    "km": 89,
    "nm": 48,
    "pilot": false
   },
   {
    "name": "Beaumont",
    "unlocode": "USBPT",
    "cc": "US",
    "lat": 30.0833,
    "lon": -94.0833,
    "km": 121,
    "nm": 66,
    "pilot": false
   }
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 },
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What is the port code for Port of Houston?",
   "a": "UN/LOCODE USHOU; CBP Schedule D 5301 (Houston, TX); NGA World Port Index 9240."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much trade goes through Port of Houston?",
   "a": "In the records EximAgent holds for Aug 2025–Jul 2026: 106,228 US import bills of lading arriving here, naming 21,743 companies."
  },
  {
   "q": "Who are the top importers at Port of Houston?",
   "a": "Home Depot, U.S.A., INC (1,229), Ikea Supply AG (1,126), Caterpillar INC (1,006), Hillebrand Gori USA LLC (571), Umax Shipping INC (547); bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "What are the main products shipped through Port of Houston?",
   "a": "Plastic articles (HS 392690, 2.2%); Toys (HS 950300, 2.0%); Wood furniture (HS 940360, 1.8%); Car parts (HS 870899, 1.7%); Sofas (HS 940161, 1.6%); share of HS-coded bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where is cargo arriving at Port of Houston loaded?",
   "a": "Busan (20%), Yantian (14%), Shanghai (11%), Ningbo (10%), Altamira (8.6%), as shares of bills of lading with a known port in Aug 2025–Jul 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "How does Port of Houston differ from other US ports?",
   "a": "By HS chapter, here vs all US bills we hold: machinery and appliances 13% vs 11%; plastics 11% vs 12%; furniture and lighting 11% vs 11%; steel articles 7.7% vs 5.3%."
  }
 ],
 "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"
}