Trump’s 40% Penalty for Tariff Dodging Missing Key Details (1)

Aug. 1, 2025, 10:14 AM UTC

President Donald Trump has threatened to pile an additional 40% tariff on any product that Washington determines to be “transshipped” through another country, a punishment aimed at stopping goods mainly from China dodging US duties.

That penalty was included in the White House announcement Thursday evening that laid out global tariff rates from 10% to 41%.

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But many countries are still missing the “rules of origin” details necessary to determine what the US considers transshipped.

“It is still not clear how this will be implemented in ...

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