{
  "id": 834329,
  "title": "India helping China evade US tariffs? White House weighs anti-transhipment penalties, says it's losing $19B-$26B a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/india-helping-china-evade-us-tariffs-white-house-weighs-anti",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:09:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/india-helping-china-evade-us-tariffs-white-house-weighs-anti-transhipment-penalties-says-its-losing-19b-26b-a-year-11786676558958.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The White House is considering imposing penalties on countries that help China evade US tariffs by routing their exports through third countries, a practice known as transshipping. The report claims the US is losing $19 billion to $26 billion in annual tax revenue due to this transshipment scam. China, in response to new tariffs in 2018, started sending goods to other nations for packaging and limited assembly, which made it appear as though US imports from China had dropped. India, along with other major economies such as Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan, is categorized under Tier 1 (Diversified Scale Leaders). Peter Navarro, the White House trade adviser, stated that China is laundering its exports through over 40 countries, and India's Pune–Gujarat–Chennai production belt is affected by the transshipping of pumps and compressors. The report also mentions the creation of an AI-driven monitoring system called a \"detective border\" to screen shipments for transhipment risk before they reach US ports.",
  "summary": "The countries that comprise China's 'Shadow Transshipment Network' include many of America's largest trading partners, ranging from Mexico and Canada on US land borders to the European Union, India, Japan, and South Korea.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-accuses-more-than-40-countries-of-helping-china-avoid-trumps",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:55:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-white-house-says-its-losing-19b-26b-a-year-in-revenue-as",
        "published": "2026-08-13T16:53:02.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-08-13T17:46:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "White House says it's losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/white-house-says-its-losing-19b-26b-a-year-in-revenue-as-countries",
        "published": "2026-08-13T17:57:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/feds-probe-mention-markets-amid-white-house-kalshi-controversy",
        "published": "2026-08-14T02:06:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/white-house-says-its-losing-19b-26b-a-year-in-revenue-as-countries",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:18:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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