Ports of entry within the state of Texas accounted for over $1 trillion in international trade in 2024. Texas has 32 official ports of entry that serve as critical gateways to global trade. Each port — whether an airport, land port or seaport — serves many domestic and international economic activities across multiple industries. Each Texas port plays a distinctive role in the state’s transportation network and contributes to the state and local economies.
DFW’s contributions to the Texas economy include:
Total trade (2024)$62.6 Billion
Direct and indirect employment89,380
gross domestic product$8.3 Billion
About the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
DFW handled
more than 68 thousand metric tons of total cargo (international and domestic)
in 2024.
Located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, DFW is one of the nation’s largest commercial airline hubs. DFW’s cargo transport operations include multiple runways, freight forwarding, export packing and cold storage facilities.
DFW is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Customs District, which includes Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland International Airport, Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Dallas Love Field Airport, Addison Airport–Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: All Trade, 2003-2024
Data for All Trade
Shipping activity in 2024 through this airport accounted for $62.6 billion in trade, 148 percent more than in 2003 ($25.2 billion).
This airport’s trade leads all airport trade value in Texas, accounting for more than 72 percent of trade through Texas airports.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Top Imports:
electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical and photographic instruments
Top Exports:
electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, aircraft and spacecraft equipment,
Top Trading Partners:
China, South Korea,Taiwan, Vietnam
Top Export Trading Partners, 2024
Destination Data
Share of Exports from IAH to Destination Country, 2024
Country
Exports Value (in billions)
Share
United Kingdom
$1.2
11%
Brazil
$1.0
9%
Saudi Arabia
$0.8
7%
United Arab Emirates
$0.8
7%
Netherlands
%0.8
7%
Other
$6.8
60%
Total
$11.4
South Korea and Taiwan were the top export destinations from the DFW airport in 2024, accounting for 25 percent of exports.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau: USA Trade Online – U.S. Import and Export Merchandise trade statistics; DFW Airport – Traffic and Statistics.The United Kingdom and Brazil were the top export destinations from the IAH airport in 2024, accounting for 20 percent of exports.
KELLY HANCOCK
Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
The Port of DFW is one of 29 official Texas Ports of Entry.
