June price increase! Shipping companies issued multiple price increase notices! The United States issued an import warning to Chinese companies | Foreign Trade News Express

June price increase! Shipping companies issued multiple price increase notices!

 

The shipping company’s official website has once again been flooded with notifications about the peak season surcharge (PSS)!

Recently, shipping companies such as Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, and CMA CGM have once again issued price increase announcements to the market, covering routes to Africa, South America, the Middle East, and North America...

 

Maersk's crazy "peak season surcharge" PSS

 

Maersk collects China-Tanzania PSS

On May 22, Maersk issued a notice stating that starting from June 1, a peak season surcharge (PSS) will be imposed on all containers from China and Hong Kong, China to Tanzania. The charging standard isSmall cabinet is US$2,000, large cabinet is US$3,500；

 

 

Maersk collects Far East-India Pakistan PSS

 

On May 22, Maersk issued a notice stating that from June 1, a peak season surcharge (PSS) will be levied on all containers shipped from the Far East to Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mundra Port and Pipavav Port in India.

The peak season surcharge for cargoes with the port of shipment being Brunei, PRS & PRE China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand is as follows:USD 700/box;

The peak season surcharge for cargoes with Korea and PRN China as the port of shipment isUSD 950/box;

 

Maersk collects Asia Pacific-Saudi Arabia PSS

On May 21, Maersk announced that starting from June 1, it would stop shipping from Brunei,China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor, all containers shipped to Saudi Arabia are subject to a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) -Small cabinet is US$1,000, large cabinet is US$1,400；

fromTaiwanThe peak season surcharge for cargo shipped to Saudi Arabia took effect on June 16.

 

Maersk levies PSS in the Middle East

 

On May 20, Maersk announced that it would levy tariffs on Brunei,China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, South Korea, Laos/Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, etc. to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, etc., effective June 1, 2024.

 

sinceTaiwanThe peak season surcharge for cargo shipped to the above-mentioned areas will take effect from June 15.

 

The collection standards are:A small cabinet costs $1,000 and a large cabinet costs $1,250.

 

Maersk levies Far East-Africa PSS

 

On May 20, Maersk issued a notice announcing that starting from June 1, a peak season surcharge (PSS) will be levied on goods shipped from the Far East (including China and Hong Kong, China) to southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.$1,000 for a small cabinet and $2,000 for a large cabinet;

 

The peak season surcharge for goods shipped from Taiwan, China will take effect from July 1.

 

 

Maersk collects Far East-South America PSS

 

Maersk announced that it will impose a peak season surcharge (PSS) on refrigerated containers shipped from the Far East to the west coast of South America, Central America and the Caribbean from June 1.$1,000 for a small cabinet and $2,000 for a large cabinet;

Among them, the peak season surcharge for goods shipped from Taiwan, China will take effect on June 9.

 

At the same time, Maersk also announced that from June 1, all dry containers from the Far East to the east coast of South America will be chargedSmall cabinet: USD 1,000, large cabinet: USD 2,000Peak Season Surcharge PSS

 

Maersk collects China-Cambodia PSS

 

Maersk announced that it will impose a peak season surcharge (PSS) on ships departing from East China ports to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, from May 29, 2024.USD 200/box

 

Hapag-Lloyd announces PSS for Africa and North America

 

Hapag-Lloyd issued a statement saying:USD 1,000/TEUThe Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) will take effect from multiple destinations in Asia to Africa. From June 1, 2024, this PSS applies to all container types until further notice. The specific charges are as follows:

 

 

In addition, Hapag-Lloyd also announced that from June 1, PSS will be levied on all container cargo from East Asia to North America.

The specific charging standards are as follows:

 

From June 1 to June 14, PSS is $480 for small cabinets and $600 for large cabinets;

Starting from June 15, PSS will be USD 1,000 for small containers and USD 2,000 for large containers;

 

CMA CGM announces Asia-Africa PSS

 

On May 21, the shipping company CMA CGM announced that from May 20, 2024 (loading date), dry/high-cube/refrigerated/bulk cargo shipped from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau to South African ports, Kenya (Mombasa), Tanzania (Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar), Mauritius (Port Louis), Madagascar (Tamatave), Maldives (Male) and Somalia (Mogadishu) will be levied.Small cabinet: USD 1,000, large cabinet: USD 2,000Peak season surcharge;

    

From May 22, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: Dry container/high container/refrigerated container/bulk cargo from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, shipped to Mozambique ports, will be leviedSmall cabinet USD 700, large cabinet USD 1400Peak season surcharge;

 

In addition, CMA CGM also notified that from May 20, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: dry containers from North China and Central China, destinations: to northern West Africa (Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe),USD 1,500 per TEU。

 

The United States is taking action again! Photovoltaic companies exporting to Southeast Asia, please pay attention!

On May 14, the United States just announced that it would impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports worth 18 billion US dollars.

Based on the recommendations of the quadrennial review report submitted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the same day, the Biden administration not only generally maintained the existing 301 tariff items and tariff rates on China, but also intensified the tariffs onNew 301 tariffs or significant increases in existing tariffs on steel, aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaics, port cranes and some medical equipment imported from China。

The tariff rate on electric vehicles will be increased from 25% to 100% this year, the tariff rate on lithium-ion batteries will be increased from 7.5% to 25% this year, and the tariff rate on photovoltaic batteries will be increased from 25% to 50% this year.“Protecting American workers and American companies from China’s unfair trade practices”。

 

Two days later (May 16), the United States announced thatThe duty-free import policy for some photovoltaic products in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, which started in June 2022, will end on June 6 this year.。

The related products involved are as follows:

Immediately end the Section 201 tariff exemption for bifacial solar panels.In addition, within 90 days of the announcement of the cancellation of tariff exemptions, existing contracts that can be delivered can still be subject to the current tariff exemption policy. According to the current policy, the US 201 tariff rate for bifacial solar panels is set at 14.25%.

In the tariff policy for imported photovoltaic products from the four Southeast Asian countries, the U.S. Department of Commerce also requestedPanels imported duty-free must be installed within 180 daysTo prevent stockpiling in the domestic market. The US Customs has announced that it will actively enforce this regulation, requiring importers to provide certification that these products have been used.

In addition, in response to a request from the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee on April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce announcedInitiated anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (whether or not assembled into modules) from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.The above cases involve products under U.S. customs codes 8541.40.6025, 8541.42.0010, 8541.40.6015 and 8541.43.0010, as well as some products under 8541.40.6015 and 8541.43.0010. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is expected to make a preliminary ruling on industry damages in this case by June 10, 2024 at the latest.

In early May, the U.S. Department of Commerce just announced a preliminary anti-dumping and countervailing duty on another major cost item in photovoltaic power generation systems - brackets, which will impose a tariff rate of up to 376.85% on Chinese products.

In recent years, the United States has continued to block China's photovoltaic products. Under a series of suppressions such as anti-dumping and countervailing duties, 301, 201, and detention orders, China's direct photovoltaic exports to the United States have become almost negligible.

In Southeast Asia, the United States has a silicon wafer + 3 principle, that is, as long as at least four of the key auxiliary materials such as silver paste, glass, and backplane in the component come from outside of China, it can be regarded as a qualified Southeast Asian local photovoltaic product. There is no circumvention behavior and it can be exempted from anti-dumping and countervailing duties.

In the past two years, Chinese companies have made major upgrades to their supply chain layout in Southeast Asia in order to comply with this rule.So when Biden's exemptions are lifted in June, the vast majority of imports from Southeast Asian countries are expected to avoid tariffs, as Chinese companies' current supply chains are sufficient to circumvent the new restrictions.

But it is worth noting for Chinese companies thatThe new anti-dumping and countervailing petitions currently filed by US manufacturers are naturally intended to abolish the old rules and set a more difficult "score line" for Chinese manufacturers, thereby cutting off the source of funding for Chinese companies' capacity construction in Southeast Asia, which has been working day and night for two years.According to the rules of anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation, once the new anti-dumping and countervailing duty is initiated, imported products will also be subject to retroactive taxation during the investigation period.

Liu Yiyang, deputy secretary general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, has issued a warning, saying that in the medium and long term,There is a high possibility that the new double anti-dumping will be implemented, the Chinese photovoltaic industry should not be lucky, but should do its own thing well, first "become invincible" and then stand in an "invincible position". He also suggested that photovoltaic companies investing in the four Southeast Asian countries should actively contact the host government, use legal weapons and international trade rules to actively respond to the law and protect their own rights.

 

 

Several Chinese syringe companies were given import warnings by the U.S. FDA

On the evening of May 17, China's leading injection and puncture company, Kangdeli (603987.SH), announced that it had noticed the import warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to Kangdeli's syringe products because the plastic syringes it manufactured did not meet the requirements of the medical device quality system. Since the FDA began evaluating the quality issues of plastic syringes made in China in November 2023, four Chinese companies have received import warnings.

On May 14, the White House issued an announcement requiring a 50% import tariff on syringes and needles made in China in 2024. The injection and puncture track to which syringes belong is the largest market segment in the low-value medical consumables industry, and the United States is the world's largest consumer of syringes after China.

 

 

Indonesia eases import rules for electronics, footwear and textiles

Indonesia on Monday revised an import rule aimed at addressing thousands of containers stuck at its ports due to trade restrictions after some businesses complained of disruptions to their operations.

Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, announced at a press conference last Friday.A range of goods including cosmetics, luggage and valves will no longer require import licenses to enter the Indonesian market. It also added that although electronic products will still require import licenses, technology licenses will no longer be required.Commodities such as steel and textiles will also continue to require import licenses, but the government has pledged to process the issuance of these licenses quickly.

 

 

Brazil launches anti-dumping investigation on Chinese atomizers

On May 17, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil (Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços/Secretariade Comércio Exterior) issued Announcement No. 20 of 2024, stating that in response to an application submitted by the Brazilian domestic company OMRON Healthcare Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Médicos Ltda. on February 23, 2024, an anti-dumping investigation was initiated on nebulizers (Portuguese: nebulizadores) originating in China.The products involved are atomizers for personal and household use, involving products under Mercosur tariff number 9019.20.20.

 

India releases draft standard on toy safety

 

On May 7, 2024, according to knnindia, in order to improve the toy safety standards in the Indian market, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently released a draft standard for toy safety and solicited opinions and suggestions from toy industry practitioners, professionals and other stakeholders before July 2.

The standard, Safety of Toys Part 12: Safety Aspects Related to Mechanical and Physical Properties - Comparison of ISO 8124-1, EN 71-1 and ASTM F963, is designed to ensure compliance with the internationally recognized safety protocols set out in ISO 8124-1, EN 71-1 and ASTM F963.

 

 

Philippines promotes more electric vehicles to enjoy zero tariff benefits

According to Philippine media reports on the 17th, the Philippine National Economic and Development Authority approved the expansion of the tariff coverage of Executive Order No. 12 (EO12), and more electric vehicles, including electric motorcycles and electric bicycles, will enjoy zero tariffs by 2028. EO12, which will take effect in February 2023, will reduce the import tariffs on some electric vehicles and their parts from 5% to 30% to zero for a period of five years.

 

Arsenio Balisacan, director of the Philippine National Economic and Development Authority, said EO12 aims to stimulate the domestic electric vehicle market, support the transition to emerging technologies, reduce the transportation system's dependence on fossil fuels, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road traffic.

 

 

Saudi Arabia SASO officially implements new EMC regulations for most electrical products

On November 17, 2023, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) issued new EMC regulations for most electrical products. All traders of relevant products under the electromagnetic compatibility technical regulations must submit technical documents including the Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDOC) and the EMC test report issued by an accredited laboratory as a reference for certification when applying for the Product Conformity Certificate (PCOC) through the SABER platform.

This regulation will come into effect on May 17, 2024.

 

The exempted products are as follows:

 

 

The regulated products are as follows:

 

 

 

 

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