Containerized imports rose 1.6% year-over-year in August, even as volume from China and other key suppliers tumbled amid uncertainty over trade policy, according to Descartes. Read more
Supply Chain Exchange – US Importers Grapple With Continued Uncertainty
While global supply chains continue to grapple with ongoing geopolitical disruptions, trade policy developments are also creating sustained trade uncertainty, according to Descartes Systems Group. Read more
Lloyd’s List – US Imports Drop in August as Expected, But They’re Still Very High
August imports fell 4% vs July, according to Descartes; NRF estimates a month-on-month decline of 3%. Read more
Wall Street Journal – Forging China’s Shipbuilding Behemoth; Companies Scramble For U.S. Minerals
Container imports into U.S. ports in July, in 20-foot equivalent units, 18.2% greater than June volume and 2.6% higher than the year-ago level for the second highest month on record. Read more
Yahoo Finance – U.S. Container Imports in July 2025 Approached Record High
The US imported 2,621,910 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July 2025, marking an 18.2% rise from June and nearing the all-time high that was set in May 2022. Read more
Global Trade Magazine – U.S. Container Imports Near Record High as Tariff Deadlines Drive Surge
U.S. container imports jumped to their second-highest level on record in July 2025, with volumes reaching 2.62 million TEUs—just 555 containers short of the May 2022 peak Read more
World Ports Org. – In June, the volume of container imports from China to the United States plummeted by 28%.
According to Descartes’ analysis of U.S. Customs bill of lading data, U.S. container imports in June totaled 2.2 million TEUs, down 3.5% compared to the same period in 2024. Learn more
Quarts – China warns Trump on tariff plans and targets supply chain alliances
Containerized goods from China plunged 28.3% in June, according to Descartes, reflecting both higher effective tariff rates and softening demand. Learn more
FreightWaves – June rebound as West Coast containers best East, Gulf ports
Data from Descartes reveals a 1.8% increase in container imports to 2,217,675 twenty foot equivalent units, narrowing the year-over-year decline to 3.5%. Learn more
WSJ – Number of the Day
Container imports into the U.S. from China in May, measured in 20-foot equivalent units, down 20.8% from April and down 28.5% from a year earlier. Read more