‘India on our radar’: Trump aide Peter Navarro's big remark after White House's ‘shadow trans-shipment’ report
Peter Navarro's remarks come amid a White House report that accuses India and other nations of helping Chinese goods evade tariffs.
White House advisor Peter Navarro made a remark referencing a US report that lists India as part of a "shadow trans-shipment network" facilitating Chinese goods to evade tariffs. Navarro claims that the US is losing $19 billion to $26 billion annually in tariff revenue due to goods being transshipped through third countries to avoid US import duties.
He stated that India is currently on their radar screen and that new trade frameworks under the Trump administration will penalize trade partners engaging in this practice. India, along with China, Slovakia, Hungary, and Azerbaijan, faces 100% tariffs under a Russia sanctions bill for significant purchases of Russian energy. The report identifies about 40 countries, including India, with an elevated risk of illegal transshipments of goods.
Navarro alleged that this transshipment scam became more prevalent after 2018, following the Trump administration's imposition of Section 301 tariffs on China to counter unfair trade practices.
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