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US-China Truce, Foreign-Trade Zone Bills & LA-Long Beach Labor
This week's top news in trucking and logistics
Trade policy is buying time this week, as the U.S. and China extend their truce into January and manufacturers push for USMCA duty relief. Ports stay in focus too, with Los Angeles and Long Beach watchmen talks extended through Nov. 20.
Top articles this week
US, China officially extend trade war truce by 2 months
The U.S. and China will keep reduced tariffs and a pause on fees for China-linked ships at U.S. ports in place until Jan. 10, 2027. Those measures were set to expire Tuesday, and the U.S. also extended 178 Section 301 tariff exclusions. For shippers, current China trade terms hold through early January.
How will a January deadline shape your China import planning?
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Borderlands Mexico: US foreign-trade zones push to fix USMCA tariff obstacles
The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones is backing two bills that would give duty relief to goods made in U.S. trade zones and exported to Mexico or Canada. Today, those manufacturers can owe duties their Mexican and Canadian competitors avoid. For shippers, the push comes as many reassess sourcing during the USMCA review.
Where could a foreign-trade zone fit in your North American network?
Strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach port delayed as union contract talks continue
Maritime employers and ILWU Local 26 extended the Los Angeles and Long Beach watchmen contract talks to Nov. 20, with federal mediators assisting. About 250 terminal watchmen remain covered as operations continue under the latest short-term extension. For shippers, cargo keeps moving through the nation's busiest container complex while bargaining continues.
What contingency plans do you have if West Coast terminals face a short delay?
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