Trump Sets 40 Percent Tariff on Transshipments—Here’s What to Know

‘This is basic trade enforcement that we intend to do here,’ said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

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.