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U.S. Ocean Container Imports From China Fell in May as Tariffs Took Hold
- Representatives from the U.S. and China convened in London on Monday to address and ease the ongoing trade tensions between the two economic powers.
- The meeting followed a 90-day tariff pause during which the U.S. lowered many China tariffs to 30%, aiming to reduce tensions.
- In May 2025, U.S. container imports from China fell sharply by 28.5% year-over-year and 20.8% from April, hitting 637,001 TEUs.
- Descartes Systems Group noted a 9.7% month-over-month drop in total U.S. seaborne imports to 2.18 million TEUs, the steepest decline since the pandemic.
- The decline reflects tariff impacts prompting supply chain shifts and is expected to lead to moderate import volume rebound during the tariff truce.
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U.S. ocean container imports from China fell in May as tariffs took hold
U.S. seaborne imports of goods from China dropped 28.5% year over year in May, the sharpest decline since the pandemic, as President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs took hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday. China is the top U.S. supplier of goods that enter through seaports, including the nation’s busiest in Los Angeles/Long Beach. Domestic businesses ranging from retailer Walmart to automaker Ford depend on those goods t…
With its tariffs, US President Donald Trump aimed primarily at China. In April, he ordered additional tariffs of 145 percent on goods from the Middle Kingdom. China's reaction followed post-continuously. US imports in China were paid at 125 percent. In May, the two states agreed to temporarily reduce the additional tariffs to 10 percent (US imports in China) and 30 percent (Chinese imports in the USA). Thus, the chance of de-escalation has incre…
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