Trade Policy

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Air cargo helped cushion tariff shocks, boost trade in 2025, says IATA

Tue, 10 Mar 2026

Air cargo played a key role in supporting global trade and economic growth in 2025 as companies navigated heightened trade policy uncertainty, according to IATA. It enabled the front-loading of $157 billion US imports and carried two-thirds of global AI-related goods by value in Q1.