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Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by vonneumannstan on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @10:16AM (#43845606)
Is there a sense of what products are actually at risk of not being in stock?
Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @11:29AM (#43846624)
A lot of packaging is sourced from China.

Things that wouldn't otherwise be a problem will become a problem. Potentially that includes bottles, tins, plastic food packaging, niche carboard boxes.

Imports from China are ~40% of all US imports. Even a 10% drop would be difficult, and at current levels it's going to be more than that.

Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by woobar on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @12:57PM (#43847959)
> Imports from China are ~40% of all US imports

You mean 14%?

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports-by-countr...

Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by olddustytrail on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @01:51PM (#43848607)
That's by value. I reckon since Chinese imported goods tend to be cheaper they probably make up a greater number than the value percentage would indicate.

So I suspect 40% figure is how many items in a typical household are from China.

Edit: in case that's not clear, here's an example:

I have one item from the USA that costs $80. I have four items from China that cost $5 each.

My imports from China are 20% of my spending. My imports from China are 80% of my goods.

Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by woobar on Thursday May 01, 2025 @12:27PM (#43859892)
It is clear what you are saying. It still doesn't make any sense.

If I buy a bottle of wine, a chicken, a cake, and a pint of blueberries, is it correct to say that my diet is 99% fruits? There are more than a 100 of blueberries in the pint after all.

Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by danans on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @11:14AM (#43846430)
Anything low cost that requires a significant amount of manual labor to assemble. So clothes, toys, accessories, etc.
Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by tim333 on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @11:25AM (#43846574)
There's going to be a lot of that turning up from other cheap countries like Vietnam, either made there of just stuff from China rebranded.

I can see more problems with high tech stuff from China like the rare earths.

Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by bluGill on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @01:08PM (#43848083)
Unfortunately the tariffs hit cheap places like Vietnam just as much or more. (while Vietnam is not perfect I still have hope that supporting them will reform them for the better. Until Xi took power in China I had the same hope for them though. Only time will tell)
Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by gonzo41 on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @11:02AM (#43846274)
Anything made of cheap plastic, like all kids toys and lower end electronics. Anything you wouldn't really pay double for.