Shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach in California: The U.S. says it loses billions of dollars to illegal transshipment and that it is using AI to crack down on the practice. © Reuters
JAMES HAND-CUKIERMAN
August 14, 2026 11:00 JST
TOKYO — A White House report claims the U.S. loses tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and hundreds of thousands of jobs to illegal transshipments, largely involving Chinese goods rerouted through Southeast Asia and other markets.