Containers’ imports in the United States are expected to decrease by 5.6 % in 2025, with the newly imposed definitions of global trade flows, according to the Global Port Tracker report from the National Retamentable Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.
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The definitions, which are now in effect after months of delay and negotiations, are pressing supply chains, consumer price raising, and creating uncertainty for companies. “Less number of imports will mean fewer goods on store shelves, high prices, and more pressure on small companies,” said Jonathan Gold of NRF, who called for trade -decreasing agreements, not raising, “A tariff.
The founder of Hackett Associats Ben Hackett described the current policy as irregular, with “inappropriate winding”, prompting importers to rush before the high tariffs and distortion of trade patterns.
In June, the main American ports dealt with 1.96 million degrees – 8.4 % for last year. July sizes increased to an estimated 2.3 million temperatures of the Ministry of Retail, as retailers raced to overcome the deadline for tariffs in August. However, the acute decreases are expected to decrease on an annual basis during the remaining period of 2025, with a sharp-21.1 % decrease-reached in November, which is likely to be the lowest monthly import since April 2023.
The first half of 2025 witnessed an increase of 3.6 % on an annual basis in sizes, but the expected recession in the second half will export the annual average of 24.1 million degrees, a decrease from 25.5 million in 2024.
The separate BIMCO report shows that collective tariff rates rose to 26 % in April before settling by 17.6 % in August. The tariff attacks led 10 % in the early imports of the year, followed by a 6.2 % decrease in May and June.
Immediate charging rates have decreased from Shanghai to the United States since 60 %, indicating more weakness in the future. Analyst John Makkon described the shrinkage “one of the most remarkable changes in the history of the shipping of containers” and warned that it may extend through the American economy, which leads to enhancing inflation and slowdown.
