US Accuses India and 40 Other Countries of Helping China Evade Tariffs Through Transshipment

In a newly released report titled 'The Great Transshipment Scam', White House trade and manufacturing advisor Peter Navarro has accused India and over 40 other trading partners of acting as conduits for Chinese goods to bypass US tariffs.

Key Highlights:
- Allegations Against India and Others: The report claims that countries including India, Mexico, Canada, EU members, Japan, and South Korea have been utilized by China to reroute, relabel, or lightly process goods to obscure their Chinese origins.
- Massive Scale: The illegal transshipment network is estimated to value between 40 billion and 303 billion US dollars annually, undermining trade restrictions originally set under Section 301 tariffs since 2018.
- AI-Powered Surveillance: The US government plans to deploy an AI-enabled 'detective border' system to analyze shipment data, routing history, and production capacities to crack down on these indirect imports.