News / Response to tariffs by Chinese importers may see extra costs for US shippers

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US exporters could face demurrage, detention, destruction of cargo, or return costs, after reports suggest some Chinese importers have stopped accepting cargo.  

Pat Fosberry, director of export compliance at US forwarder John S James Co, told The Loadstar that, while the focus in the US had been on the effect of tariffs on importers, now “US exporters are beginning to feel consequences”.  

“Some of our US exporters are reporting that many buyers in China are cancelling orders, stating that China’s ...