The United States lays plans to strike Chinese ships with port fees

The Trump administration has revealed its plan to impose port fees on Chinese ships, as it tries to revive shipbuilding in the United States and challenge China’s dominance of this industry.

The announcement of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is less severe than the plan that was presented in February to strike Chinese ships at costs of $ 1.5 million (1.1 million pounds) for each American port visit.

She said that the fees will start charges within 180 days and will end in the coming years.

There were concerns that these measures would disrupt the global trade amid US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

“China has largely achieved its domination goals, and the ventilation of US companies, workers and US economy,” USTR said in the statement.

The fees will be based on the owners of Chinese ships and ship operators built in China on the weight of their shipment, the number of containers they hold or the number of vehicles on board.

For the affected bulb ships, the fees will be based on the weight of their shipment, while the container ships fees depend on the number of containers carried by the ship.

Under measures, fees will be imposed on Chinese ship owners and operators at the beginning of $ 50 per ton of goods, and rose by $ 30 per ton every year for the next three years.

The fees on Chinese ships will start from $ 18 per ton or $ 120 per container and also rise over the next three years.

Fees will be imposed on non -United States ships carrying $ 150 for each vehicle.

The fees will be applied once for each trip to the affected ships, not more than five times a year.

Ustr also decided not to impose fees based on the number of Chinese ships located in a fleet or based on possible orders for Chinese ships, originally suggested.

Empty ships that reach American ports are exempted to carry bulb exports such as coal or grains.

Ships that transport goods between American ports as well as from those ports to the Caribbean Islands and the American provinces are exempt from the bases, as well as the American and Canadian ships that call for ports in the Great Lakes.

Ustr said that the second stage of procedures will start three years ago in favor of ships created in the United States, which carry naturally touch natural gas (LNG). These restrictions will gradually rise over the next 22 years.

Experts said that this announcement came at a time when global trade has already been disrupted through Trump’s commercial tariffs.

A commercial group said that the goods originally designated for ports in the United States from China are redirected to European ports.

Companies have warned that this will raise the prices of American consumers.

Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has imposed taxes of up to 145 % on imports from China. Other countries face a 10 % American blanket tariff until July.

His administration said this week that when the new definitions are added to those existing, the fees on some Chinese goods can reach 245 %.

This customs tariff in “large bons” of ships, especially in the European Union, also caused a “great crowding” in the UK ports, according to Marco Farison, Director General of the Legal Institute for Export and International Trade.

He said that more containers are coming to the United Kingdom.

“We have seen a lot of ships from China, which was due to the heading to the United States, transferring them and coming to the United Kingdom and to the European Union.”

In the first three months of 2025, Chinese imports in the United Kingdom increased by about 15 % and in the European Union by about 12 %.

“This is a direct impact of what President Trump does,” he said, adding that uncertainty and increased turmoil are paying consumer prices.

San Mansrors, head of the Flexport Services Company, said that both the definitions and strikes in the ports in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium in the first three months of the year were “blocking” the ports, said San Mansrars, head of the logistics services company.

The congestion in the United Kingdom is “particularly severe in Felixsto”, while in the continental Europe Rotterdam and Barcelona “very severe.”

He said: “I think that if more goods are directed towards Europe, finding new buyers will be played further, which may lead to further crowding,” although the stations will be open for hours more of the day in the summer due to better weather.

He said that the two trucks were looking for new markets, but there may also be an increase in goods to the United States to try to benefit from a 90 -day window for goods from some countries.

In the United States, he said that consumers will pay for definitions, but European consumers will not see a “great influence.”

He said companies may also start redesigning their supply chains.