|
The U.S. missed out on an estimated $107 billion in tariff revenue last year due to importers evading duties, according to a new report from AI trade platform Altana.
Some shipments with goods made in China showed signs that they were illegally routed through countries such as Vietnam, Mexico or India that were subject to lower duties, in a practice known as transshipment. Altana said that tactic cost the U.S. an estimated $38 billion in 2025, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Liz Young writes in Dow Jones Risk Journal.
Other goods were classified incorrectly in order to secure a lower tariff rate, or their value was declared to U.S. Customs and Border Protection as being lower than the actual cost, among other methods of evasion. Altana’s report included evasion of the tariffs that Trump enacted last year under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or Ieepa, that were voided by the Supreme Court in February.
-
General Motors said it expected a $500 million refund following the high court’s rejection of the Ieepa tariffs, as the automaker reported profitability that topped Wall Street estimates. (WSJ)
-
About 15% of over 13 million import entries that cleared an initial review have been denied tariff refunds, though importers can fix errors and refile, Customs and Border Protection said. (Bloomberg)
|