Port of Oakland handles most of the Bay Area’s imports and exports. How will Trump’s tariffs affect it?
March 13, 2025
Container ships packed with seven stories’ worth of Chinese goods are currently docked at the Port of Oakland, where importers are rushing to off-load goods amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Soon after returning to the White House on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump ordered cabinet officials to “assess the unlawful migration and fentanyl flows” from China, Mexico and Canada. Imports from China make up 48% of all goods that come into the Oakland Port, and China receives 7% of all exports departing from it, behind only Japan and South Korea, according to port officials.
