The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade estimates that more than $600,000 million worth of trade has been disrupted in just the first 18 hours of the West Coast work stoppage.
The levies range between 8% and 35% depending on the manufacturer — on top of an existing 10% tariff — and are set to remain in place for the next five years.
The brief strike by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers brought to the fore the ongoing controversy about automation at U.S. ports, and its ultimate impact on human workers.
The investigation will focus on the systems Temu has in place to limit the sale of non-compliant products, and risks linked to the addictive design of the service.
Logistics companies will see costs rise because of the increase in minimum wage and contributions employers will need to make to the country’s National Insurance program.