COSCO Shipping Lines issued a customer notice regarding the USTR 301 investigation

Zhitong
2025.09.17 13:58

COSCO Shipping Lines issued a customer notice regarding the USTR 301 investigation on its official website on September 16. COSCO Shipping Lines stated that although the charges related to Section 301 may pose certain challenges to the company's operations, it remains confident in its U.S. route network services and is committed to maintaining stable capacity and service quality, continuously providing logistics solutions for customers. The company will actively improve its product structure to adapt to the changing demands of the U.S. market, maintaining freight rates and surcharges that are competitive and aligned with market levels. An announcement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative on April 17, 2025, indicated that starting October 14, 2025, the U.S. will begin to impose port service fees on Chinese shipowners and operators, as well as on operators using vessels built in China

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