US accuses 9 Latin American countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs
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 Rica and the Dominican Republic among more than 40 countries the report says carry…
Three Latin American governments, Mexico, Panama and Colombia, are accused in a White House report of assisting China in evading Trump-era tariffs, according to a report titled "The Great Transshipment Scam". These countries, along with more than 40 others, are identified as high-risk for illegal transshipment, a practice of moving goods through an intermediate country to enter the US under a different origin and with lower duties.
The report suggests that this transshipment practice harms US industrial capacity, American jobs, and revenue collection. However, some experts argue that the report's classification of a country's risk based solely on its trade volume may not accurately reflect the situation.
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