For companies with significant import/export volumes, drawbacks can mean millions of dollars in refunds annually.
Containerized imports are set to dive in 2025, an analyst predicts, as President Trump’s tariffs take a toll on China-U.S. trade.
Trump expands tariff powers, targeting imported metals and auto parts, while setting a 15% baseline on Japanese goods under a new trade deal.
The U.S. cancellation of duty-free treatment for de minimis packages cut FedEx income by $150 million and forced the airline unit to reduce flights.
August was a strong month for the Port of Los Angeles, but that could be the end of the good news in 2025 for the busiest U.S import gateway.
Ocean rates climb as a deal for social media’s TikTok heralded an upbeat outlook for China-U.S. trade relations.
Amid fears that tariffs and frontloading would slow the peak shipping season, new data from a bellwether U.S. import gateway shows otherwise.
p44 dips its toes in strategic planning, financial forecasting, and shipment execution.
China’s move to cut U.S. soybean purchases in favor of South America could trigger widespread job losses and strain supply chains.
Container spot rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific reverse course as liner operators redeploy Chinese-built ships away from U.S. services ahead of punitive port fees.
Import cargo at U.S. container ports is expected to decline through the end of 2025 despite near-record summer volume.
The Supreme Court will hear a fast-tracked case in November on whether President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs on U.S. trading partners are legal.
Container shipping profits plunged 56% in Q2 on tariffs and shifting trade policies; the forecast remains cautious.
By: Matthew Leffler The views in this piece are solely that of the contributor and do not reflect the opinions of FreightWaves, its staff, or any of its subsidiaries. In a massive court decision, a federal court has stopped five of President Donald Trump’s orders that put tariffs on almost all goods coming into the […]
A U.S. appeals court ruled that most of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration were unlawful.
The busiest U.S. container ports saw a modest rise for import container volumes in July as shippers raced to beat the Trump administration’s early August tariff deadlines.
Mexico is proposing a 50% tariff on Chinese imports while banning shoe and small-package shipments to align with U.S. trade pressures.
A formal trade framework between the EU and U.S. should stabilize container cargo flows on trans-Atlantic routes, says forwarder Kuehne & Nagel.
More shippers are tapping United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement exemptions to avoid higher duties.
After tariff worries chased up import volumes in July, ocean freight rates have steadily fallen on frontloading, capacity issues.
