1、Trade Report&A|TRADE REPORT&ANALYSISTop 30 U.S.Port ReportRanking U.S.ports of entry by containerized import volumes in 2025Trade Report&A|U.S.Import Trends in a Year of Trade VolatilityUnder the weight of U.S.tariffs,growth in containerized import volumes in 2025 was flat,reaching 28,093,126 20-foo

2、t equivalent units(TEUs)for a razor-thin decline of 0.03%from 2024s 28,112,319 TEUs.For the second year in a row,import volumes peaked in July,topping out at 2,610,363 TEUs.At 2,531,222 TEUs,August inbound shipments also beat the 2.4-million mark that marked the start of the port congestion crisis o

3、f 2021.This August signaled the start of a decline that continued through yearend.A similar pattern of shipmentsan unseasonable peak,this time in April,followed by a drop in Mayplayed out in the spring.A combination of overstocking,lagging demand and uncertainty around tariffs stalled orders for Feb

4、ruary.As Chinese tariffs began to ratchet up,orders rushed in until the cumulative rate hit a trade-stopping 145%in April.Tariffs fell back with Mays truce between the U.S.and China,and the floodgates opened to deferred orders.Imports surged on the rebound in shipments from China,augmented by front-

5、loading ahead of the August effective date for reciprocal tariffs on goods from more than 180 countries.Still,it was the rise and fall of Chinese imports that gave the general trendline its shape in 2025.2025 will surely be remembered as the year U.S.tariffs flattened imports and rewrote global trad

6、e playbook U.S.Import TEUs 2025 vs 20240.0%-10.1%6.4%1.2%-9.3%2.1%17.5%-3.0%-8.4%-0.6%-3.9%-12.3%-12.4%5.6%-20.7%1.5%41.8%-4.7%-12.7%5.2%-9.7%-2.5%-500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal 2025Total 2024ChinaPercentages=Month-to-Month Change9