b'12American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comThe 2025 tariff environment requires importers to(STRIKINGcontinued fromelectric vehicles, air-to-air heat page 7) pumps,consumerelectronics, invest in more expertise, says Venables DiNucci whichrequiressimplification,recyclingtechnologies,indus-deepeningofthesinglemarket,trialroboticsandadvanced investmentininnovation,faircomponents.By Stas Margaronis, AJOT protection of its borders, the com- But he warns: Chinese invest-pletion of its customs union, and amentinEuropemustnotbe Insomecases,USimporters,contendingtions in six states and two U.S. territories carriedstrong European economic secu- predatory and not made for the with higher 2025 tariffs, are willing to temporar- out by more than 1,700 employees. He previouslyrity agenda, through the establish- purposes of hegemony and cre-ily take losses to stay in business. It is vital thatserved as the Area Port Director for both San Fran- ment of European preference andating dependencies.they invest in additional expertise to survive, sayscisco and Newark/New York, overseeing immigra- an adjusted monetary policy. However, there is still room Rich DiNucci, Senior International Trade Advisortion and cargo operations at the associated airportsSecondly,ChinashouldforconciliationinMacrons with the law firm Venable. and seaports. increaseitsconsumptionandapproach,asheproposesthe DiNuccispokeattheOctoberPortofLosImportrules,DiNuccisaid,are:becomingopen up its domestic market bymutualdismantlingofour AngelesmediabriefingwithExecutiveDirectormuch more complex across the board. The tradelowering trade barriers. aggressivepolicies,suchas Gene Seroka. community is looking for a lot of different waysrestrictions on exports of semi-Hewarnedthatthetradeenvironmenthasto deal with that, but for every reaction there is anr everSingFdi F LowS conductormachineryonthe become very challenging: How do we adjust toequal and opposite reaction. So, when they look toFor Macron, the real revo- Europeansideandlimitations the impacts on our bottom lines? And that is very,change transaction structures, US Customs is alsolution is the reversal of foreignon exports of rare earths on the very difficult to do. So, a lot of what we do rightscrutinizing that because they are looking at howdirectinvestment(FDI)flows.Chinese side.now is deal with importers that are looking for do we react to that, what is the risk to the revenue?China GDPs is six times that ofEvenifhecansecurea how do they rearrange their transaction structuresAre these transactional rearrangements compliant?Frances, but French investmentconsensusamongEUmember in such a way that they reduce the tariff exposures.And so, you are having a lot of different activitiesinChinaisfourtimesgreaterstatestohispositionontrade And they will talk about any number of differenttake place in that environment. There is a lot goingthan that of Chinese companiesandeconomicrelationswith methodologies to do that. on in terms of trying to deal with the tariffs, theirin France. China, given its global industrial impact across the board now. The Chinese need to do inpowerhouse status, there are no t aKingL oSSeS Inresponsetothoseremarks,SerokanotedEurope what Europeans did 25guaranteesitisreadytomake In some cases, importers have been willing tothatconsultation,originrules,shiftingsupplyyears ago when they investedany concessions.take losses to stay in business: Some have evenchainswithimportersandshipperslookingtoin China, which involved tech-gone as far as saying, you know, we will take amake sure that they can keep people employed andnology transfers in areas sucht ime Foreutop Lay toi tSloss just to stay in business because we have to dealthe economy moving underscores a question manyas civil nuclear power and avi- S trengthSwith this. And they are not looking to really loseare asking: What do you think the lasting effectsation. We recognize that theyMacronalsoemphasizes theirmarket share, so they are willing to take aare going to be of these sweeping policy changes?are very good in certain areas.thatEuropemustactively loss. Others are looking at how do we structure theThat maybe the story (that) hasnt been written inButwecannotconstantlystrengthenitselfintermsof transactions?So, there is a lot of different thingscompletion yet. What do you see next? Whats theimport.Chinesecompaniescompetitiveness and also redis-goingon.Theywilllookatcountryoforigin,future of this supply chain going to look like? must come to Europe, just ascoverthehighvalueofits too, becausethe tariffs tend to shift very, veryDiNuccis response was: What you will see(Frenchstateenergyutility)domestic market and make full quickly given the way the (Trump) administrationis,this has been talked about for yearsandEDF and Airbus came to Chinause of it. Europe has the larg-operates in a less bureaucratic fashion than I thinkthe ability to sort of adapt and change quickly, tobeforeandcreatevalueandest mature market in the world we have seen in the past. be flexible. And I think increasingly thats the case.opportunities for Europe. andhasthelargestsavings DiNuccisexpertisecomesfromyearsofYou have to be able to do that. You have to haveSectorsripeforChinesereserve on the planet.working for US Customs and Border Protection.multiple points of origin for all intents and pur- investmentinEuropecouldHe also advocates that it is He most recently served as Director of Field Oper- pose, so that if there are changes made, you caninclude batteries, lithium refin- (STRIKINGcontinued on ations in San Francisco, where he managed opera- (EXPERTISEcontinued on page 22) ing, wind power, photovoltaics,page 14)YOUR CHASSISPARTNER OF CHOICECustomize equipment for your needsMarine and domestic procurement optionsExplore your optionsScan to learn more about DCLIs chassis procurement options.Unmatched support from chassis expertsCopyright 2025 Direct ChassisLink Inc.'