U.S. Moves to Finalize Chinese-Built Ship Fees

‘Not a real remedy’: Chinese crane maker raises questions over US tariff plans

Company says higher duties on Chinese cranes would just increase costs for American ports. The US ports association agrees.

Trump Crane Tariffs Would Cost US Ports $6.7 Billion, Group Says

Import tariffs imposed on Chinese-built cranes could cost key US cargo handling facilities nearly $6.7 billion and inhibit infrastructure investment, according to a group that represents 81 ports across the country.

USTR duties on Chinese cranes would devastate US ports, industry says

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration's efforts to bring shipbuilding back to the U.S. by charging high port fees on Chinese-owned, -operated and -bu

U.S. Moves to Finalize Chinese-Built Ship Fees

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office is conducting its public hearings today, May 19, as it also closes the comment period for the proposed fees on...

US Ports Warn of $6.7B Bill if 100% Tariff on China-Made Cranes Kicks in

Ports are urging the USTR to delay the imposition of the tariff for one or two years, suggesting that Congress establish a tax credit for domestic crane production.

CNBC: Chinese exporters are offering sweet deals to US businesses. They often come wrapped in fraud - The Loadstar

CNBC reports: Chinese exporters are offering lucrative deals to U.S. customers with promises of bearing the full burden of tariffs. Look beneath and there’s a web of illicit activity that’s propping up these shipments from China. By using the “delivered-duty-paid” shipping approach where sellers pay for all import duties, and by under-invoicing shipments, some Chinese sellers are able to offer U.S. customers pre-tariff prices, while still turnin…