Retail & Wholesale
Industry Summary
Retail & wholesale trade forms the largest and most notable cargo flows worldwide in containerized cargo volume. Retail & wholesale encompasses products and product groups ultimately designated for end-consumer consumption, with emphasis on finished product within the product lifecycle, in the last or second to last stadium before transactions turn B2C.
- Total Consignees
- 34,220
- Total Shippers
- 40,764
- Total BLS
- 13,327,322
Industry Details
The industry vertical retail & wholesale trade consists of 93 commodity groups with 695 underlying commodities. Top 5 leading commodity groups in TEU volume are 1. Furniture (4105382 TEU) 2. Household items (1793685 TEU) 3. Garments (1499643 TEU) 4. Playthings & Enjoyment (1318258 TEU) 5. Packing, Publishing & Office Supplies. (1029159 TEU) The Transatlantic Tradelane forms the most notable driver for retails & wholesale flows where countries All other (with 34.3%), China (with 45.7%), Vietnam (with 9.4%), South Korea (with 4.3%), Singapore (with 3.4%), Taiwan (with 2.9%) contribute respectively to total Retail & wholesale volumes. China is the most dense on the quantity of individual shippers followed by Hong Kong and India. The leading ports in liftings are port YANTIAN, CHINA MAINLAND, VUNG TAU, VIETNAM, NINGPO, NING BO, CHINA MAINLAND where the majority of cargo flows into discharge ports LOS ANGELES, CA, NEWARK, NJ, LONG BEACH, CA with carriers MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S.A. - MSC, CMA CGM, MAERSK leading in total volume. With a grand total 13327322 shipments and y additional monthly shipments Retail and Wholesale is the largest industry in absolute numbers.