As we previously submitted1 to USTR during the initial comment period, the groups support scrutiny of China’s efforts to dominate the maritime industry. However, we still strongly believe that USTR’s final actions will not deter China’s broader maritime ambitions and will instead, directly hurt American businesses and consumers. While we appreciate that USTR made significant changes to the final actions, the port fee remains in place. These fees will be passed along directly to the cargo owners, U.S. importers and exporters to pay.
