Descartes’ Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics intensive business in business, released the August World Transport Report for Suppliers and Supply Chain. In July 2025, the US container import volume increased to 2,621,910 units equivalent to twenty feet (TEU) and increased by 18.2 percent compared to June. Importing from China in July climbed to 923.075 TEU -44.4 % Month increase over the moon and the highest level in 2025 from January. For the second consecutive month, the top ports of the West Coast led to the market share in the eastern ports and the Persian Gulf. Overall, the delays of the port transit time in July only increased in the US top ports, indicating that infrastructure perform well despite its high volumes. Descartes’s August -supervised logistics criteria show that while global supply chains continue to face constant geopolitical disorders, trade policy developments also cause sustainable trade uncertainty.
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The US container imports increased in July and reached the second record.
The slower reverse increased in May and June, the July volume increased to 2,621.910 units equivalent to twenty feet (TEU), from 18.2 % and 2.6 % more than July 2024 (see Figure 1). The volume of July was only 555 TEUS of the full -time record set in May 2022. While it is in accordance with the increase in the monthly peak of the ocean in the past nine years, July 2025 also shows that suspicious tariff effects by US importers are before changing trade policies. Compared to July 2019 before the legal volume increased by 19.3 %. All Teus increased by 3.6 percent by July by the same period of 2024.
Figure 1. Comparison of US container import volume compared to last year
In July, the US container imported from the top 10 countries of origin (COO) 25.4 % a month over the month and led by the dramatic increase in China and Hong Kong (see Figure 2). After months before the tariff weakened, China had a significant profit of 283,775 TEU, which has increased by 44.4 % since June and has a record above 1,022,913 TEU in July 2024 with 9.8 %. China’s share of the total US imports has increased to 35.2 % – the highest level since early 2025, but still pursues a record of 41.5 % of the share seen in February 2022. Hong Kong has also increased a significant increase in July, with an increase in 25185 TEU (47.8 %). A widespread increase in the cargo of Asia’s home is among US importers.
Figure 2. June 2025 to July 2025 Comparison of US Import volume from the top 10 countries of origin
“Following two months of rough performance, increased container imports, the impact of US tariff policies, not just the seasonal demand cycle on the volume of containers,” said Jackson Wood, director of industry strategy in Descartes. “The uncertainty of trade is still high, as US importers evaluate their supply chains in the face of mutual duties in more than 60 countries, the start of August 7, India’s specific tariffs and the expiration of October 15, and the expiration of US and China tariffs on October 15.”
August 2025 has been four years since the monthly global transport report has been analyzed in August 2021. To read past monthly reports, find out more about key economic and logistics factors that lead to global transportation, and to help address the challenges at the global, short -term, long -term, and long -term world transportation resources.
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