🔥Did Trump’s Tariffs Really Work in 2025?
🚨What actually changed in global trade and shipping.
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🔥Greetings Maritime Mavericks,
The US is still the single most powerful force shaping global shipping.
When U.S. trade policy changes, ships, routes, and sourcing decisions move fast.
In 2025, Trump’s tariffs tested that power at full scale.
First, what happened in one sentence:
In 2025, the U.S. raised tariffs to levels not seen since the 1930s, and global supply chains adjusted — but they did not break, return home, or rebalance trade.
So, the real question is simple: did they actually work?
Let’s look at what the data clearly shows — without politics, without noise.
1️⃣ Tariffs became permanent, not temporary
2️⃣ Tariffs raised revenue — but not balance
3️⃣ China lost share — trade simply rerouted
4️⃣ Markets reflected policy uncertainty
🎖️Maritime Analytica - Final Words
Ready? Let’s dive in…
1️⃣ Tariffs became permanent, not temporary
The effective U.S. tariff rate tells the real story — not headline numbers.
January 2025: around 2%
April peak: ~26%
November: still ~17%
That is 7 times higher than January and the highest level since 1935.
💡For container shipping, this mattered deeply: Tariffs were no longer a short-term shock. They became a built-in cost of global trade.
2️⃣ Tariffs raised revenue — but not balance
Yes, tariffs brought money into the U.S. Treasury.