Cargo infrastructure sucked into tariff war

ITCO (International Tank Container Organisation) has been responding to the US Trade Representative's (USTR) section 301 investigation of China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. In addition to measures regarding operators of Chinese built and operated vessels, the USTR is proposing to implement tariffs on Chinese-built ship-to-shore cranes and other cargo-handling equipment - including chassis and tank containers - under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) 8609.00.00. These tariffs range from 20 per cent to 100 per cent.