US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs - BBC News

A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.

Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesByOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterPublished14 August 2026, 04:09 BSTUpdated 5 hours agoThe White House said in a report on Thursday that more than 40 countries had helped China sidestep US tariffs by routing exports through nations that face lower American import duties.

The countries named include Canada, India, Mexico, Japan and South Korea, which the White House said had helped China evade tens of billions of dollars in tariffs, which are levied on companies importing goods.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said it had cost "American jobs and billions in revenue".

A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington said "trade wars have no winners" and that it opposes the US tariff measures and the use of state power to target China's companies.

"Any unilateral actions or agreements concerning transshipped goods must not target or harm the interests of third parties," the spokesperson added.