US seaports handled the equivalent of 451,000 40-foot containers of goods from China in December, a year-over-year increase of 14.5%.

President Trump said on Tuesday that he intended to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports into the United States on Feb. 1, a decision that is sure to escalate trade tensions between the world’s largest economies.

President Donald Trump says he will soon implement a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports over the role the country plays in fentanyl trafficking into the U.S.