April 29, 2025

Exempt or exposed: The bigger they are, the more they pay

How far does 2,000 nautical miles get you? Far enough to exclude most regional trades from the US port fee. Countries such as Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, and others fall comfortably within this range when exporting to the US.

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