THE owners they shipowners of most of the Chinese manufacture ships they will have to pay new taxes When they dock in the US ports. There new size announced by Washington will come into force between 180 days And the amount will gradually increase. I will also be interested owners they Chinese operators of boats not produced in Chinaexplained the Representative for the White House Trade (Usr). These rates will be charged for each Visit to the United Statesnot for each USA port visitedfor a maximum of Five times a year by ship.
THE’Usr has also provided one specific rate for boats built abroad that transport vehiclesalso in force between 180 days. Are provided measures also for the ships transporting liquefied natural gas (GNL). “THE’Usr has embarked on atargeted action For restore American naval shipbuilding and respond to actionsat policies and at unreasonable practices of China times a dominate the maritime, logistical and naval cantier sectors», Said the representative for trade in the official declaration.
Immediate the Beijing’s answerwith the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jianthat in the usual briefing with journalists stressed that the New port taxes “They will be harmful For everyone ». And he said: “Will increase global shipping costs“And will increase« the inflationary pressures in the United States», Adding that”they will not revive the American shipbuilding industry».
In the 2024theFormer President of the United States Joe Biden He had commissioned theUsr to investigate «China’s unfair practices in the sectors of the naval shipbuildingof maritime transport and of the logistics». THE’investigation was carried out by Donald Trumpwhich at the beginning of March also announced the creation of a Office for naval construction to be joined to the White house.
Dominant at the end of the Second World WartheAmerican naval industry has gradually lost blows and today it represents only it 0.1% from the naval shipbuilding worldwidenow dominated byAsiawith the China which almost builds the Half of the ships launchedin front of South Korea And Japan. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad)these three Asian countries represent beyond 95% from the civil ships built.