特朗普政府发布报告指出，各国通过第三国转口规避美国关税，致使联邦政府年度税收损失介于19亿至260亿美元之间[1]。报告显示，被转口商品的年度价值估计在34.2亿至303亿美元之间，按中心值计算约为75亿美元[1]。
白宫贸易顾问彼得·纳瓦罗指控中国多年来通过40多个国家进行出口"洗钱"行为[1]。报告特别强调，自2018年以来，中国向墨西哥、马来西亚等国转运商品进行包装和组装，以隐瞒真实来源[1]。特朗普政府已启动新的贸易框架，计划对参与此类行为的国家进行处罚[1]。
为应对转口问题，美国海关和边境保护部已启动人工智能试点项目以阻止转口活动[1]。发现伪造商品原产地的进口商可被追溯征税约一年[1]。此外，今年贸易逆差为371亿美元，较去年同期下降189亿美元[1]。
The Trump administration released a report alleging that nations are circumventing American tariffs by transshipping goods through third countries, resulting in annual federal revenue losses between $19 billion and $26 billion. [1] According to the report, China has been routing products through more than 40 countries since 2018, including Malaysia and Mexico, where items are repackaged and reassembled to obscure their true origin. [1]
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro characterized the practice as export "laundering," stating that "for years, the great transshipment scam has let communist China launder its exports." [1] The administration estimates that goods worth between $34.2 billion and $303 billion annually—with a midpoint of $75 billion—bypass tariffs through transshipment schemes. [1] In response, the Trump administration plans to implement a new trade framework to penalize countries participating in such activities, while the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has already launched an artificial intelligence pilot program to detect and prevent transshipment. [1] Importers found falsifying product origins can be subject to retroactive tariffs for approximately one year. [1]