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By Alex Lennane
Is today the day the music stops in airfreight?
2 May: infamously, the day the de minimis exemption ends for China and Hong Kong exports to the US valued at $800 or less – followed, in all likelihood, by a severe downturn in volumes between the countries.
From today, these low-value products will now be subject to 145% in new tariffs, with shipments sourced from postal services paying a different, 120%, duty on the value of the goods or a $100 flat ...
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Stan Wraight
May 02, 2025 at 2:21 pmJust one slight alterations would have made it a great article greater Alex, “Is today the day the music stops in airfreight?” PLEASE change to USA Airfreight, the world is NOT the USA and e-commerce is so effective and robust globally it will continue to grow especially to the rest of the developing world
Alex Lennane
May 02, 2025 at 2:26 pmThanks for the comment Stan. I’d argue that the amount of capacity expected to be available now, means that for airlines everywhere, there will be pressure on rates and yields…
Stan Wraight
May 03, 2025 at 3:39 pmTotally agree Alex re effects that are possible it’s just to alert everyone that we are a flexible and global community very, very used to drama like this. Overcapacity in the freighter market is going to be there but I can assure you that every ceo of a pure freighter airline knows his costs, sometimes it’s better to park than fly sometimes. Hopefully the airlines will figure this out and not do anything ridiculous re rates.