A survey shows that the U.S. tariff policy has caused the costs of small and medium-sized enterprises to rise by more than 20%.

Jin10 data reported on September 15th, local time on September 14th, that a survey conducted by the Barcelona freight platform Freightos among 336 small and medium-sized enterprises shows that under the threat of global tariffs from the U.S. government, nearly half of the surveyed companies stated that costs have risen by more than 20%. At the same time, about half of the companies have reduced their shipping volumes due to cost pressures. According to foreign media reports, companies were previously anxious about whether to “stock up or wait and see,” and now the pain of paying tariffs is replacing uncertainty as a greater burden.