The "entry fee" for Chinese ships in the United States came into effect yesterday, but the enforceable rules made the whole shipping circle stunned: a ship may have to pay millions of dollars, and it depends on the shipowner himself to judge whether or not to pay and how much to pay. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is in charge of supervision, can't even get together.
The U.S. is engaged in this "inport fee", apparently in response to the call of shipbuilding and steel trade unions, want to revive its own declining shipbuilding industry for half a century. the idea sounds good, but the reality is too far away.
Previously, the U.S. shipbuilding industry was also dominant in the world, and now the number of shipbuilders is 70 percent less than before, and the market share is reduced to less than 1 percent.
What's even more outrageous is that the cost of building a ship in the United States is three to five times that of China and South Korea, and the delivery time is more than a year late. With this competitiveness, how can we compete with others for orders?
Even military projects with high hopes, such as the Constellation-class frigate, are in trouble of failing to keep up with the progress and budget overspending. The revival of civilian shipbuilding is simply an unattainable dream.
Therefore, this high "port entry fee" is not so much to support domestic industries, but more like a gesture and a punishment with little practical use.
After all, the foundation of the U.S. shipbuilding industry has been hollow out. Even if ships with China tags are blocked out, those orders will only flow to Japan and South Korea, not the United States itself.
What makes people feel most ridiculous is the implementation rule of this "entry fee". What counts as a "China-owned" ship? Do small boats with small tonnage count? The rules were vaguely written, leaving the judgment work directly to the shipowner, and "conscious declaration" was started.
The CBP, which is responsible for overseeing itself, can't take care of it, before the government shutdown affected, the people's hands were tense, even the supporting executive system was not built.
It took a year and a half to prepare, and finally created such a situation where "all depends on consciousness", which makes people feel funny when they say it.
The countermeasures on the Chinese side are as clear as an operating manual.Who should pay?The rules are clear and clear as long as U.S. shares exceed 25%.
Who can exempt? the U.S. ship built in China, the aircraft to China repair, these conditions can be exempt. the implementation is more unambiguous, customs, maritime, port three-party system has long been online, the ship landed, the fee bill automatically generated.
There are no doors at all, as long as there are no payments, the procedure for importing and exporting shores is directly locked, the ships are not able to move.On the first day of the policy, these ports in Shanghai and Guangzhou have charged more than 1 billion yuan, and the efficiency is obvious.
In fact, it is not necessary to think and know that the U.S. has designed a rough, chaotic policy, and ultimately pays for it itself.The world's top ten ferry companies are expected to spend more than $3.2 billion because of this "entry fee".
This money will not disappear out of thin air, it will only flow down the supply chain and spread to every container. At first, the cost of each TEU may increase by US $280, and it may rise to nearly US $800 by 2028.
Remember the scary high sea freight rates in 2021? Previous experience has long told us that as long as the U.S. market is still inseparable from China goods, these additional costs will eventually fall on U.S. importers and ordinary consumers.
It's no wonder that more than 300 American trade groups, farmers and retailers collectively oppose it. They know in their hearts that this policy is like a boomerang, and if you throw it out, you will end up hurting your own people.
Now some shipping companies have begun to vote, some have canceled plans to stop at Chinese ports, some simply circumnavigate Mexico and then ship goods to the United States by land.
As a result, the U.S. ports are not only likely to lose up to $7 billion in revenue, but also face the risk of port congestion and workers’ unemployment.
The new regulations on "entry fees" in the United States this time expose not only the shortcomings of the industry, but also the low administrative efficiency. What do you think is the most fundamental problem with the situation in the United States where "it makes its own rules but cannot play with them"? Welcome to express your opinion in the comment area.
The U.S. is engaged in this "inport fee", apparently in response to the call of shipbuilding and steel trade unions, want to revive its own declining shipbuilding industry for half a century. the idea sounds good, but the reality is too far away.
Previously, the U.S. shipbuilding industry was also dominant in the world, and now the number of shipbuilders is 70 percent less than before, and the market share is reduced to less than 1 percent.
What's even more outrageous is that the cost of building a ship in the United States is three to five times that of China and South Korea, and the delivery time is more than a year late. With this competitiveness, how can we compete with others for orders?
Even military projects with high hopes, such as the Constellation-class frigate, are in trouble of failing to keep up with the progress and budget overspending. The revival of civilian shipbuilding is simply an unattainable dream.
Therefore, this high "port entry fee" is not so much to support domestic industries, but more like a gesture and a punishment with little practical use.
After all, the foundation of the U.S. shipbuilding industry has been hollow out. Even if ships with China tags are blocked out, those orders will only flow to Japan and South Korea, not the United States itself.
What makes people feel most ridiculous is the implementation rule of this "entry fee". What counts as a "China-owned" ship? Do small boats with small tonnage count? The rules were vaguely written, leaving the judgment work directly to the shipowner, and "conscious declaration" was started.
The CBP, which is responsible for overseeing itself, can't take care of it, before the government shutdown affected, the people's hands were tense, even the supporting executive system was not built.
It took a year and a half to prepare, and finally created such a situation where "all depends on consciousness", which makes people feel funny when they say it.
The countermeasures on the Chinese side are as clear as an operating manual.Who should pay?The rules are clear and clear as long as U.S. shares exceed 25%.
Who can exempt? the U.S. ship built in China, the aircraft to China repair, these conditions can be exempt. the implementation is more unambiguous, customs, maritime, port three-party system has long been online, the ship landed, the fee bill automatically generated.
There are no doors at all, as long as there are no payments, the procedure for importing and exporting shores is directly locked, the ships are not able to move.On the first day of the policy, these ports in Shanghai and Guangzhou have charged more than 1 billion yuan, and the efficiency is obvious.
In fact, it is not necessary to think and know that the U.S. has designed a rough, chaotic policy, and ultimately pays for it itself.The world's top ten ferry companies are expected to spend more than $3.2 billion because of this "entry fee".
This money will not disappear out of thin air, it will only flow down the supply chain and spread to every container. At first, the cost of each TEU may increase by US $280, and it may rise to nearly US $800 by 2028.
Remember the scary high sea freight rates in 2021? Previous experience has long told us that as long as the U.S. market is still inseparable from China goods, these additional costs will eventually fall on U.S. importers and ordinary consumers.
It's no wonder that more than 300 American trade groups, farmers and retailers collectively oppose it. They know in their hearts that this policy is like a boomerang, and if you throw it out, you will end up hurting your own people.
Now some shipping companies have begun to vote, some have canceled plans to stop at Chinese ports, some simply circumnavigate Mexico and then ship goods to the United States by land.
As a result, the U.S. ports are not only likely to lose up to $7 billion in revenue, but also face the risk of port congestion and workers’ unemployment.
The new regulations on "entry fees" in the United States this time expose not only the shortcomings of the industry, but also the low administrative efficiency. What do you think is the most fundamental problem with the situation in the United States where "it makes its own rules but cannot play with them"? Welcome to express your opinion in the comment area.