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How Ports Work: Cranes, Customs and the Loading of World Cargo
Behind the scenes at the container terminal, where global trade is loaded, screened and sent on its way.

Behind the scenes at the container terminal, where global trade is loaded, screened and sent on its way.

The rate you see quoted is rarely the rate you get. Fees, spreads and timing decide whether a supplier invoice costs what you planned.

A tariff is a tax paid by the importer at the border. What happens after that — pass-through, substitution, and price creep — depends on the product, the rate, and the contract.