2025-10-14
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China's port fees on U.S. owned, operated,
built, and flagged vessels have officially come into effect.
China's transport ministry announced the fees last Friday.
The fees are a countermeasure to U.S. port fees on China-linked ships starting on Tuesday.
Vessels owned or operated by a Chinese entity are now facing a flat fee of $50 per net tonnage per VAR to the United States.
The US fees are part of a broader attempt by Washington to revive domestic shipbuilding and weaken China's commercial shipping power.
China's commerce ministries as Beijing's countermeasures are self-defense aimed at safeguarding fairness in the global shipping and shipbuilding markets.