This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The United States intends to impose new port taxes, estimated at millions of dollars, Chinese sea companies and all ships built in China that enter the American ports.
The proposal, presented by the office of the American representative to trade, would impose millions of dollars of new fees each time one of these ships enters an American port, the Wall Street Journal reports on Monday.
The costs offered not yet been set, but the Wall Street Journal reveals that they could reach up to a million dollars for each stopover in an American port, depending on the size of the Chinese fleet of a company.
Added to this is a second tax also up to a million dollars, depending on the part of the future orders of ships from a company from Chinese shipyards, adds the daily life of business circles. The American administration will have to decide on the entry into force of these new taxes in a month, according to the same source.
Through its large companies, such as Cosco, China operated around 19% of the global commercial fleet in January 2024, according to data from the United States government. These costs will be added up to 10% overall in customs duties decided by President Donald Trump on all products imported from China.
