US accuses allies of helping China to skirt tariffs

The US heightened trade pressure on its allies and lashed out at China, raising tensions ahead of a summit of the two superpowers’ leaders next month.

White House report claims tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue lost to transshipments.

The White House accused China of routing billions of dollars of goods through other countries to avoid President Trump’s 2018 tariffs, costing the U.S. billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report released Thursday. The report, titled “The Great Transshipment Scam,” found more than 40 countries, rangi

Three Latin American governments that moved against Chinese commercial interests over the past year were named in a White House report on Thursday, which accused Chinese exporters of routing goods through third countries to evade US tariffs. Mexico, Panama and Colombia now join Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Ric

White House says Canada, Japan, EU and others enabling the evasion of levies for $60bn in trade via ‘transshipment scam’

US customs officials are being overwhelmed by countries that are helping China avoid tariffs, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says. He says the Trump administration is using artificial intelligence to help catch countries that are part of China's transshipment network. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (So