US port fees on China could top US$23bn
2025-04-23T12:52:00
The US government’s proposed plan to levy significant port fees on Chinese-owned and Chinese-built vessels marks a major escalation in trade tensions with China, with potential ripple effects throughout the global shipping and trade industries, says a key supply chain analyst
Proposed under the Trump administration, the fees could reach up to US$1.5 million per port call for Chinese-owned ships and US$1 million for foreign-owned ships built in China.
If the proposed fees were implemented in 2025, they could total approximately US$23 billion annually.