LOS ANGELES: September imports to the busiest U.S. seaport complex dropped 7.3% from the year earlier, after rising prices driven by President Donald Trump's shifting tariff policies and early stockpiling to avoid those duties weakened demand, port executives said. Imports processed by the Port of Long Beach fell 6.9% year-over-year to 388,084 20-foot equivalent units. The adjacent Port of Los Angeles handled 460,044 incoming TEU, 7.6% fewer than a year ago. The shipping industry uses TEU as a measure, even though most cargo is moved in 40-foot containers that are measured in 40-foot equivalent units (FEUs). Overall, U.S. imports of containerised goods in September fell 8.4%, including a 22.9% drop in goods from China, amid ongoing trade ructions from President Trump's tariff policies, data from supply chain technology and data provider Descartes showed.