US adjusts maritime tax

VTV.vn - The US has adjusted maritime fees for ships built abroad and exempted some cases before new regulations related to China take effect next week.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will revise some maritime fees for foreign-built vehicle carriers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, ahead of new port fees for China-bound vessels taking effect next week.

The fee for foreign-built vessels will be $46 per net ton, effective October 14, the notice said. While this is significantly lower than the $150 per net ton proposed in April, it is still higher than the $14 proposed in June.

The revised notice also states that the provision allowing the suspension of LNG export licenses if certain restrictions on the use of foreign-built vessels are not met (with retroactive effect from April 17) will be removed. In addition, the fee exemption will also apply to certain ethane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers under long-term charter agreements.

The move comes on the same day the US announced an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods, including gantry cranes from China and some other cargo handling equipment, including intermodal chassis for container trucks. The USTR confirmed that it would not impose tariffs on cranes ordered before April 17, nor on intermodal containers due to concerns about the potential impact on domestic US carriers.

Previously, China's Ministry of Transport announced that from October 14, it would apply special port fees to ships owned or operated by US businesses, organizations and individuals in response to US port fees.

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