Trump’s Ban of Trade Loophole Will Cut China Growth, Nomura Says

  • Chinese reported $23 billion in package exports to US in 2024
  • Nomura estimates the total might have been double that

An employee sorts express parcels at a distribution center in Jiangsu Province.

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The decision by President Donald Trump to ban Chinese companies from using a US tariff loophole will hit tens of billions of dollars of trade and reduce China’s economic growth this year, according to new estimates by economists at Nomura Holdings Inc.