The volume of goods shipped from China that is scheduled to arrive at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach between the week of May 4 and May 10 has dropped 43%, compared to the same period last year, according to container-tracking software provider Vizion. “The small- and medium-sized retailers will have a harder time to mitigate the tariffs…and would be the first to run out of inventory,” said Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain and customs policy for the National Federation of Retailers. Trump’s 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all nations except China could stave off the type of empty shelves witnessed after the COVID pandemic, according to Anne Rieke, president of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), an organization that represents the container industry.
Author: Taylor Herzlich, Lisa Fickenscher, Ariel Zilber
Published at: 2025-04-21 21:38:19
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