Companies began to increase shipments to the United States from China after President Donald Trump Stop some customs tariffs Based on imports from this country, which creates an increase in demand that can lead to supply chain saneants in the coming months.
Ben Treisi, Vice President of Strategic Business Development at Vizion, a company that produces container tracking programs, said that freight reservations from China increased nearly 300 % this week compared to the previous week, as it rose to the highest levels of the year. This came after Trump announced on Monday that he was reducing the tariff for Chinese imports for 90 days, while Washington continues to make commercial talks.
American companies suspended shipments and orders to cancel last monthand When Trump raised his definitions on Chinese imports to more than 145 %, making it unreasonable for many companies to import its goods. While Chinese imports are still facing A 30 % tariff, and companies seem to benefit from the temporary suspension for a period of 90 days on the highest definitions to catch up with late shipments and get the largest possible number of products in the United States at a relatively fewer rate.
“During the past month, we have seen a significant decrease in the Pacific Trade, especially from China, as it decreased by 60 % or more in terms of those volumes,” said Jessica Dunker, Vice President of the Supply Series at the Retailing Industry Association. “Now that we have at least a relative certainty of a 90 -day window, we definitely expect to see these folders rising again.”
But although some customs tariffs stop, companies do not expect smooth sailing in the coming months.
It may usually take about a month until the goods travel from China to the United States, but there is an increase in demand and a limited numberS PWC manager, PWC, who works on the supply chain problems, from ships, and the area of establishing ports and trucks to transport goods, said it could add up to several additional months of time.
He said: “There is only a certain amount of capacity in this tube, he can only expand. There is only a certain number of container ships. There is only a certain number of appointments in the ports so that you can consume this capacity.” “This cargo bubble will start flowing through the system, but it is restricted to the size of the tube.”
This supply and demand for demand can lead to high charging rates, which have already jumped in recent days.
Since it may take several months until the ship travels to the United States and then returns to China, the increase in ships that leave China in the coming days and weeks may lead to a lack of container ships available this summer, which is the peak time for retailers to charge their goods to school.
“What might be a problem is that within two months, which will be the peak season for retail, we may not have enough containers available in China for download, not just containers, but also the ships there is not enough,” Trisse said.
For other industries, it may be too late to get goods in time for the peak season. Supporters of fireworks Julie Heakman, Executive Director of the American Fireworks Association, said that Julie Heakman, Executive Director of the American Fireworks Association, stopped many of her shipments coming from China in April because they were unable to buy high tariff prices.
While China She said the definitions are still a large cost of 30 %, and companies have started to resume shipments. But it is possible that it is too late to get their goods in time on the fourth of July, which leads to a lack of some products.
“Everyone is now scrambling to try to take advantage of the temporary suspension for 90 days. But that sailing, reservations take some time. It is not as if I were just a lighting key and everything has come back.” “Companies make these arrangements, and you will try to get what can be, but some likely will come after the fourth of July.”
There can be consequences for the next yearand When America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence and the fireworks industry expected an increase in demand. Many fireworks companies stopped their production in China during April due to the uncertainty about the definitions. Hickman said that while some have restarted this production, it has lost valuable manufacturing time within a limited window when Chinese companies can produce fireworks for the United States market.
Retail merchants also remain You are concerned about the long -term effect that definitions can make on their work as they try to plan for the coming months.
“Now that we have a window of more certainty in the near future, there is the ability to plan a little more and try to get some of the most important goods in production and water and bring them to the United States,” Danker said. “But I believe that the long -term search, and what the industry really needs is to feel stable and the type of certainty that moves the longest decisions about the demand.”
