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Trans-Pacific Maritime
Special Report
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Southeast Asia imports soar as China volumes plummet Containerized US imports from Asia among top 10 origins, in laden TEUs, with yearover-year change
Decline in exports to China deepens amid tariff battle Containerized US exports to Asia among top 10 destinations, in laden TEUs, with yearover-year change
China
-10.2 %
China
-26.5 %
Vietnam
21.9 %
Vietnam
47.6 %
Thailand
18.8 %
South Korea
3.7 %
South Korea
-6.8 %
Japan
-2 %
Indonesia South Korea
Japan
22.9 %
-2.5 %
L
Taiwan South Korea
Thailand
-1.8 %
32 %
L
Taiwan
-2 %
Malaysia
-13.1 %
Malaysia
17.5 %
Indonesia
14.9 %
Cambodia
37.5 %
Philippines
12.8 %
Singapore
1.9 %
Singapore
1 %
0 5,000,000 L 10,000,000
14,841,146
0 500,000 L 1,000,000
1,379,167
Source: PIERS, S & P Global
2025 2024
© 2026 S & P Global
Source: PIERS, S & P Global
2025 2024
© 2026 S & P Global
Plastics, rubber bounce amid broad Asia import decline Containerized US imports from Asia among top 10 commodity groups, in laden TEUs, with year-over-year change
Rail stock exports spike; plastics, pulp show steady gains Containerized US exports to Asia among top 10 commodity groups, in laden TEUs, with year-over-year change
Furniture, Bedding, Lamps
-1.7 %
Wood Pulp,, Waste Paper
6.3 %
Boilers, Machinery, Nuclear Reactors
-0.8 %
Oil Seeds, Grains
-0.7 %
Plastics and Plastics Articles
8.6 %
Plastics and Plastics Articles
5.1 %
Electric Machinery, Sound and TV Equipment
-4.8 %
Food Industry Waste
-2.6 %
Toys, Games, Sports Equipment Leather Art; Saddlery etc; Handbags etc; Gut Art
Vehicles and Parts Except Rail or Tram
-8.8 %
-9.4 %
L
Iron and Steel Railway or Tramway Stock etc; Traffic Signal Equip
Meat
-9.3 %
0.3 %
L
Articles of Iron or Steel
-5.9 %
Wood and Wood Articles
-13.1 %
Rubber and Rubber Articles
4.7 %
Railway or Tramway Stock etc; Traffic Signal Equip
243.1 %
Apparel,, Knitting Crocheting
-25.4 %
Cereals
1.1 %
Leather Art; Saddlery etc; Handbags etc; Gut Art
0.2 %
Aluminum and Articles thereof
-25.9 %
0 2,000,000 L
3,900,621
0 500,000 L
995,710
Source: PIERS, S & P Global
2025 2024
© 2026 S & P Global
Source: PIERS, S & P Global
2025 2024
© 2026 S & P Global
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