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USTR official website announcement
In order to deal with China's market forces in the global supply, pricing, and maritime, logistics and shipbuilding, especially relevant behaviors, policies and practices targeting China.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposed a proposal to impose fees and restrictions on international maritime transportation services related to Chinese ship operators and Chinese ships built, and encourage increased transportation of US goods on US ships.
The proposal is based on the results of a previous trade investigation by the Biden administration on China's operations in maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, which was completed four days before Trump took office, followed by USTR on Friday, February 21. The above suggestions were officially announced.
To listen widely and discuss the proposed action in depth, USTR announced a public hearing on March 24, 2025 in the main hearing room of the International Trade Commission. Any individual or group interested in this proposal may submit a request to attend the hearing by March 10, 2025 and may submit written comments by March 24, 2025.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative proposes to impose fees and restrictions on international maritime transportation services related to Chinese ship operators and ships built by China, with restrictions as follows
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Charges to Chinese ship operators: When a Chinese ship enters a US port for a single voyage, the maximum fee is US million, or calculated based on the cargo volume of US,000 per net tonne.
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Charges for China's fleet of ships built: According to the proportion of Chinese shipbuilding in the fleet, the maximum voyage charges of US.5 million (accounting for more than 50%), US0,000 (25%-50%) or US0,000 (0%-25%).
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Charges for operators who order Chinese ships: If China's shipbuilding accounts for more than 50% of the order, the single voyage will charge US million; 25%-50% will charge US0,000; 0%-25% will charge US0,000.
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Preferential policies for U.S. ships: Operators using ships built in the United States can receive up to million per flight fee reduction, and enjoy priority loading and unloading rights and port fee reductions.
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Transportation restrictions: The US exported goods are required to be transported by US ships in stages, and at least 1% of the goods must be carried by the US fleet from 2025.
Subsequently, on February 23, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions about the United States' proposed restrictions on our maritime, logistics, shipbuilding and other fields.
A reporter asked: On February 21, Eastern Time, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it would solicit public opinions on its restrictive measures on China's maritime, logistics, shipbuilding and other fields. What is the Ministry of Commerce’s response to this?
Answer: China has noticed the relevant situation. Since March 2024, China and the United States have conducted multiple rounds of communication on US maritime, logistics and shipbuilding related investigations in China. China repeatedly declared its views on the 301 investigation and provided China's position with non-document, requiring the US to return to rationality and objectiveness and stop blaming China for its domestic industrial development issues. But unfortunately, the US still insists on its own and goes further and further on the wrong path.
Previously, the US imposed 301 tariffs on China by the WTO expert group, which has been ruled by the WTO expert group to violate WTO rules and has been opposed by many WTO members. The US abuse of 301 investigation methods for domestic political needs is a further undermining of the multilateral trading system.
The proposed restrictions on the imposition of port fees and other measures to harm others and oneself. It will not only fail to revitalize the US shipbuilding industry, but will instead increase the transportation costs of shipping routes related to the US, increase the inflation pressure in the US, reduce the global competitiveness of US goods, and damage US ports and terminals. There are also strong oppositions in the United States to the interests of operators and workers. Relevant countries and organizations also expressed opposition and dissatisfaction with the US investigation.
China urges the US to respect facts and multilateral rules and stop its wrong practices. China will closely monitor the US trends and take necessary measures to defend its legitimate rights and interests.
