New Delhi, May 2 -- The last cargo ships carrying Chinese goods without the newly imposed 145% tariffs are currently arriving at US ports, with industry experts warning of significant disruption to supply chains starting next week, CNN reported. Cargo loaded on ships from China after April 9 will be subject to the steep tariff President Donald Trump implemented last month, forcing American businesses to make difficult choices about their import strategies. "Starting next week is when we begin to see the arrivals off of that tariff announcement on April 2," Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told CNN. "Cargo coming into Los Angeles will be down 35% compared for a year ago." Despite the tariffs, China remains one of America's most vital trading partners, supplying the majority of the nation's clothing, footwear, electronics and microchips that power numerous consumer products. According to the American news organisation, the National Retail Federation projects imports into the US during the second half of 2025 will fall at least 20% year over year. JP Morgan's forecast for Chinese imports specifically is even more severe, predicting a 75% to 80% decline. The impact is already visible at Chinese ports. In Shanghai, major cargo vessels sit idle as shipping companies shift to smaller ships in response to softening demand. Sailings from China to the US dropped 60% in April, according to Flexport data cited by CNN. "The companies that operate the ships cancelled a lot of sailings," Ryan Peterson, Flexport's CEO, explained in the CNN report. "There's a lot of ships just sitting there off the coast of China, waiting and expecting a deal."...