Trump Touts White House Report on “Great Transshipment Scam” Draining Tariffs

Trump Touts White House Report on “Great Transshipment Scam” Draining Tariffs

Trump highlights a White House study accusing exporters of routing goods through more than 40 lower-tariff countries to evade U.S. duties, costing tens of billions of dollars a year.

Richard Miniter
First Published: August 13, 2026, 8:31 PM ET

Donald J. Trump promoted a White House report that accuses foreign exporters of rerouting goods through more than 40 lower-tariff countries to dodge U.S. duties, costing the economy tens of billions of dollars a year.