PortMiami is recognized as the Global Gateway of the Americas. It trades with over 140 nations, roughly 50% of all the trade is with Latin America and the Caribbean. 

In 2023, the last year the county has data for, the port traded $46 billion worth of goods. When it comes to imports, China was the number one country with the port receiving $4,564,486,059 worth of goods, according to the port's website. 

But the Trump administration's new global tariffs could threaten a change in trade.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced so-called reciprocal tariffs on imports from about 90 nations that are above a 10% across-the-board tax applied to all imports to the U.S.

Some nations will face only the universal tariff of 10%, while imports from dozens of other countries will be charged a higher specific reciprocal import levy

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