Table 3-2  Top 20 U.S. Liner Cargo Trading Partners—Exports and Imports,,,,,,,,,,,,
 Rank ,FY2000,,FY2001,,FY2002,,FY2003,,FY2004,,FY2005,
, Country , TEUs (000) , Country , TEUs (000) , Country , TEUs (000) , Country , TEUs (000) , Country , TEUs (000) , Country , TEUs (000) 
1,China (PRC)," 3,587 ",China (PRC)," 4,023 ",China (PRC)," 5,005 ",China (PRC)," 5,811 ",China (PRC)," 7,521 ",China (PRC)," 9,387 "
2,Japan," 1,809 ",Japan," 1,660 ",Japan," 1,616 ",Hong Kong," 1,672 ",Japan," 1,644 ",Japan," 1,699 "
3,Hong Kong," 1,374 ",Hong Kong," 1,329 ",Hong Kong," 1,591 ",Japan," 1,655 ",Hong Kong," 1,483 ",Hong Kong," 1,192 "
4,Taiwan, 961 ,Taiwan, 852 ,South Korea, 948 ,Taiwan, 977 ,South Korea, 985 ,South Korea," 1,032 "
5,South Korea, 899 ,South Korea, 844 ,Taiwan, 917 ,South Korea, 930 ,Taiwan, 943 ,Taiwan," 1,000 "
6,Germany, 628 ,Germany, 609 ,Germany, 627 ,Germany, 650 ,Germany, 671 ,Germany, 728 
7,Italy, 558 ,Italy, 572 ,Italy, 614 ,Italy, 601 ,Brazil, 643 ,Brazil, 660 
8,United Kingdom, 505 ,Thailand, 472 ,Thailand, 519 ,Brazil, 535 ,Italy, 607 ,Italy, 596 
9,Thailand, 485 ,United Kingdom, 468 ,Brazil, 476 ,Thailand, 517 ,Thailand, 544 ,Thailand, 570 
10,Brazil, 427 ,Brazil, 423 ,United Kingdom, 457 ,United Kingdom, 430 ,India, 448 ,India, 510 
11,Indonesia, 410 ,Belgium & Luxembourg, 406 ,Netherlands, 419 ,Indonesia, 402 ,Indonesia, 443 ,Indonesia, 483 
12,Netherlands, 401 ,Netherlands, 393 ,Indonesia, 417 ,India, 397 ,Belgium & Luxembourg, 439 ,Belgium & Luxembourg, 458 
13,Belgium & Luxembourg, 392 ,Indonesia, 377 ,Belgium & Luxembourg, 414 ,Belgium & Luxembourg, 396 ,United Kingdom, 438 ,Netherlands, 447 
14,Malaysia, 310 ,India, 304 ,India, 338 ,Netherlands, 390 ,Netherlands, 410 ,United Kingdom, 446 
15,France, 296 ,Malaysia, 287 ,Malaysia, 317 ,Malaysia, 309 ,Malaysia, 338 ,Malaysia, 377 
16,Philippines, 267 ,France, 276 ,France, 283 ,France, 282 ,Honduras, 302 ,Honduras, 305 
17,India, 257 ,Philippines, 242 ,Guatemala, 251 ,Honduras, 273 ,Guatemala, 277 ,Vietnam, 292 
18,Dominican Republic, 241 ,Dominican Republic, 232 ,Spain, 242 ,Guatemala, 266 ,France, 276 ,Guatemala, 272 
19,Spain, 229 ,Spain, 223 ,Honduras, 234 ,Spain, 245 ,Australia, 261 ,France, 258 
20,Australia, 222 ,Costa Rica, 222 ,Dominican Republic, 234 ,Costa Rica, 240 ,Spain, 247 ,Spain, 257 
,All U.S. trade," 18,382 ",All U.S. trade," 18,270 ",All U.S. trade," 20,139 ",All U.S. trade," 21,563 ",All U.S. trade," 24,018 ",All U.S. trade," 26,303 "
KEY: TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent unit.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Federal Maritime Commission, 39th through 44th Annual Reports.",,,,,,,,,,,,