China-origin imports continued to weaken, accounting for 31.7% – the lowest December share in the last six years.
US containerised imports fell by 5.9% in December 2025 when compared to a year earlier, as shipments from China continued to fall, pushing Beijing’s share of the market to its lowest December level in six years, according to data from Descartes Systems Group. Total US container imports reached 2.23m TEU in December, up 2.0% month on month, reflecting a typical seasonal stabilisation after a sharper slowdown in November. Despite periods of resilience earlier in the year, full-year 2025 import volumes ended 0.4% below 2024 levels, reversing what was nearly 10% year-over-year growth at the start of the year. Descartes noted that the decline was likely due to early-year front-loading giving way to slower growth, shifting sourcing patterns and persistent policy uncertainty “This gradual softening likely reflects a combination of frontloaded shipments in...
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