White House releases transshipment report
( August 13, 2026, 17:08 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The White House's Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy released an illegal transhipment report, which highlighted 40 countries that the report claims are associated with elevated illegal transshipment risk following the imposition of tariffs. The report also proposes an AI-enabled "Detective Border" that would be designed to help Customs and Border Protection distinguish between legitimate nearshoring and foreign investment from illegal transshipment and help the CBP enforce duty collection, penalties, and exclusion.See attached file. ...
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