White House Accuses More Than 40 Countries, Including China, the EU and Japan, of Helping Dodge US Tariffs

According to Al Jazeera, reported on Tuesday, 18 August 2026 (27 Mordad 1405), the White House's Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy said in a report published Thursday, 13 August (22 Mordad) that more than 40 countries have taken part in a shadow logistics network that funnels Chinese goods into the United States under false labeling, costing the US government tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. The report named the European Union, Mexico, Canada, India, Japan and South Korea as China's biggest enablers, and said Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia also play an important role.

Per the report, the electrical equipment, integrated circuit, aluminum product and motor component sectors have been hit hardest by the transshipments. The trade policy office, headed by Peter Navarro, warned that countries involved in the network are being put on notice, and said US border authorities are using artificial intelligence to strengthen enforcement. China's embassy in Washington had not responded to the report as of this writing.