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| 3377665 | 1bc0be9f-cd81-417e-9d43-d6a7a399c14d | Q2 | PORT OF PORTLAND | 31827 | PORT OF PORTLAND | 2025 | second_quarter | TRD | Monitor and proactive approach to Section 301 investigation. * Continued to monitor USTR modifications April 2025 to Section 301 including: * On April 17th, the USTR issued a proposed action for assessing fees to foreign vessels. These fees are broken into 5 categories: Annex I: Service Fee on Chinese Vessel Operators and Vessel Owners of China Annex II: Service Fee on Vessel Operators of Chinese-Built Vessels Annex III: Service Fee on Vessel Operators of Foreign-Built Vehicle Carriers Annex IV: Restrictions on the use of foreign vessels to export liquified natural gas Annex V: Tariffs on ship to shore cranes (STS) * Section 301 allows the U.S. government to take action against unfair foreign trade practices. * The USTR is currently investigating China's targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance, proposing potential fees and restrictions on Chinese vessels and operators. * The United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register Notice to solicit comments on proposed actions to counter what USTR deems are Chinas unfair trade practices to dominate the maritime industry, including: * The proposal stems from a petition filed last year from five major labor unions asking USTR to investigate Chinas practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors. * The Biden administration found Chinas practices warranted taking trade action. The labor unions made several suggestions, including a fee imposed on Chinese-made ships that dock at U.S. ports to load or unload cargo, with the proceeds going to help fund shipbuilding in the United States. * A service fee on Chinese maritime transport operators at a rate of up to $1,000,000 per entrance of any vessel of that operator to a U.S. port. * A service fee on maritime transport operators with fleets comprised of Chinese-built vessels at a rate of up to $1,500,000 per vessel entrance to a U.S. port. * A service fee on maritime transport operators with orders in Chinese shipyards or vessels expected to be delivered by Chinese shipyards over the next 24 months, at a rate up to up to $1,000,000 per vessel entrance to a U.S. port. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE | 98160 | 0 | 0 | 2025-07-08T13:28:51-04:00 |