The United States is preparing the new port costs for Chinese -owned ships, managed and built on October 14, 2025.
Established by US trade representative (Ether), Charges – starting from $ 50 per tone net And get up $ 140 by 2028 – Aim Ships with Chinese associations And while supporting US maritime priorities, it is supposed to influence global transport patterns.
For ships made in China but Is not controlled by Chinese interestsSeparate Costs also apply: More $ 18 per ton net or $ 120 per container Since October, reach $ 33 per ton or $ 250 per container until 2028Human
Rules A hat The cost of each ship in Five annual rotations And apply the load only once in any entry trip, Not for every US port callHuman Exemption For Smaller ships And special Short distance transactionsSo some operators experience limited effects.
Industry sources confirm that CBP is actively working with the US Treasury to finalize the payment system and implementation protocols. Ships that do not settle their costs prohibit the risk of evacuating cargo or reject the departure clearance until payment is approved.
Lars Jensen, CEO of Maritime Vespucci, has analyzed these new measures. For The front depends on the front 13,000 TEU cadrery, initial fee can be in general 3.25 million dollars per journey away – about $ 250 per Teu – and eventually rising to $ 8.4 million or $ 646 per TEU by 2028.
He explains that this moves the damaged lines, especially COSCO and OOCL, will force the service patterns and may be a Widespread renovation of international transport alliancesHuman beings are expected to affect US -to -tone deployment carriers.
Jensen points out that the new cost program is very heavy compared to previous offers, which includes $ 1.5 million flat per call in the port, but still shows significant progress in business and carrier logistics. Exceptions to ships under 4,000 TEUs and limited transactions can increase regional transmission through the Caribbean or Mexico ports and promote frequent use of smaller ships on specific routes.
His analysis shows that these costs are accelerated Network changes, restore ships, and demand more shipbuilding with US flagHowever, creating a global competitive capacity in the United States is challenging for most operators.
In early June, Bimco announced that it was preparing a standard clause in the industry to address the uncertainty of the USTR announcement on the measures to impose costs.
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