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US, China roll out port fees, threatening more trade turmoil

 Published: 11:32, 15 October 2025

US, China roll out port fees, threatening more trade turmoil

The United States and China have started charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

A return to an all-out trade war appeared imminent last week, after China announced a major expansion of its rare earths export controls, and US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to triple digits.
 

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