A worker stitches apparel at a garment factory in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam, on July 2, 2025. Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump, hours before the Aug. 1 tariffs deadline, announced new rates on transshipped goods.
Transshipping—a common practice of rerouting shipments to other countries to disguise the origin of merchandise and evade tariffs—has become a centerpiece of the current administration’s trade agenda.
