News / CH Robinson targets Chinese import market as consumer spending rockets

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With the US-China trade war showing no sign of abating, CH Robinson is setting its sights on China’s booming import market.

The 3PL already controls some 364,000 teu of Chinese eexport transpacific traffic to the US, making it the largest non-vessel operator (NVO) on the tradelane.

However, according to John Chen, vice-president of CH Robinson Asia Global Forwarding, the company is keen to increase volumes tied to China’s ballooning import market, which is expected to see double-digit growth until 2023.

“Import growth in China ...