The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted the second round of product inclusion requests for steel and aluminum derivatives under Section 232 tariffs. Ninety-five requests were submitted to the Department of Commerce for review, each proposing new Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings for potential [...]
WEAK TRANSPACIFIC DEMAND AND SOUTH CHINA CONGESTION AHEAD OF GOLDEN WEEK Golden Week closures from October 1, 2025, through October 7, 2025, and residual typhoon recovery continue to pressure South China’s supply network while trans-Pacific volumes remain subdued. Space availability is ample across most lanes, with limited constraints on [...]
WEEK 39 FINDS U.S. IMPORTERS FACING GOLDEN WEEK CAPACITY REDUCTIONS AND SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS IN SOUTH CHINA U.S. importers are preparing for intensified service challenges as carriers accelerate blank sailings in the lead-up to China’s Golden Week and Super Typhoon Ragasa disrupts major South China ports. Vessel deployment strategies [...]
WEEK 38 FINDS U.S. IMPORTERS NAVIGATING CAPACITY CUTS AND SERVICE CHANGES AS CHINA'S GOLDEN WEEK APPROACHES U.S. importers are preparing for potential disruptions ahead of China’s Golden Week holiday beginning October 1. Ocean carriers are executing significant capacity cuts, suspending services, and redeploying vessels to keep supply aligned with [...]
Week 37 finds U.S. importers managing elevated inventories as blank sailings reshape transpacific services, congestion builds at key Asian ports, and new trade policies alter tariff obligations heading into the fourth quarter. IS A PEAK SEASON SURGE TAKING SHAPE? Carriers doubled blank sailings in Weeks 35 and 36, signaling [...]
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Booking volumes to the United States dropped 20% over the past six weeks, due to the impact of recent U.S. tariff measures and cautious inventory strategies among importers. Pre-season replenishment drove an early summer peak, but as order volumes in the U.S. remain weak, many shippers are waiting to [...]
In Week 35, importers are seeing mixed signals. Space on key transpacific lanes is tightening just as Golden Week preparations ramp up, while congestion at several Asian ports is slowing vessel operations. A new 25% duty on Indian products is now in force adds another layer of compliance to [...]
In Week 34, U.S. importers face tightening transpacific capacity alongside new compliance requirements as Section 232 steel and aluminum derivative expansions take effect. WHY IS TRANSPACIFIC CAPACITY EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN IN SEPTEMBER? The 90-day extension of the U.S.–China tariff suspension, now in place through November 10, has provided near-term [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance detailing how importers must file entries for the newly added steel and aluminum derivative products subject to Section 232 duties. This follows the Bureau of Industry and Security’s expansion of covered Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes effective August [...]
