The Trump administration is ramping up legal action against alleged tariff evaders through direct enforcement of trade laws as well as more novel use of the False Claims Act, further raising uncertainty for importers dealing with shifting tariff rates and exemptions, former Commerce and Justice department lawyers said during a webinar on Tuesday.

Most Americans would agree that people who skirt the law should be punished.  That’s why everyone should applaud what President Trump is doing with “transshipping” on the international trade front.

China continues to press forward with its ambitions to become the world’s dominant economic power, and it’s doing so by rewriting the rules of global competition. Backed by state-controlled enterprises and a tightly managed industrial strategy, Chinese companies increasingly operate on a playing field tilted sharply in their favor. The consequences are being felt not just in Asia, but in America’s own backyard — Mexico. 

President Trump said he would impose roughly 100% tariffs on all chips coming into the U.S. but exempt tech companies that have promised to manufacture domestically, a big win for Apple and other electronics firms worried about new trade challenges.

China's export restrictions on rare earths brought parts of the global auto supply chain to a halt and U.S. President Donald Trump to the negotiating table. But at home, they're a big headache for companies already struggling with a slow economy.

Chinese businesses are sending increasing volumes of goods to the US via south-east Asia in a bid to evade the tariff wall erected by Donald Trump as part of his trade war, data suggests.

A tariff agreement with Vietnam emphasizes one of the White House’s top priorities in this frantic round of dealmaking over global trade: slamming shut any backdoor routes for Chinese goods to enter the U.S.

Two weeks after China promised the U.S. it would ease the exports of rare-earth magnets, Chinese authorities are dragging out approval of Western companies’ requests for the critical components, a situation that could reignite trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

China’s dominance of the global rare earths supply chain won’t dwindle easily, even if Beijing decides to approve more export licenses through deals with Europe and the U.S.

China is unlikely to loosen its grip on the export of rare earths needed to manufacture electric vehicles, fighter jets and microchips — despite a friendly call between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.

As President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign imports have increased sharply, so have incentives for companies to find ways around them.

Republicans are targeting China’s efforts to sidestep U.S. tariffs through foreign production, with new legislation introduced Thursday by House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas.

Chinese exporters are offering lucrative deals to U.S. customers with promises of bearing the full burden of tariffs. Look beneath and there’s a web of illicit activity that’s propping up these shipments from China.

President Donald Trump’s effective trade embargo on China has not dented exports from the world’s largest manufacturer, which offset plummeting shipments to the United States with a surge in sales to Southeast Asia, boosting Beijing’s defiant stance ahead of talks this weekend.

Vietnam's imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi's trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods being shipped to the U.S. via its territory.

Chinese businesses are sending increasing volumes of goods to the US via south-east Asia in a bid to evade the tariff wall erected by Donald Trump as part of his trade war, data suggests.

Businesses across the US and China are scrambling to find ways to skirt President Trump’s steep tariffs on Beijing imports – and some are resorting to risky tactics to run the goods through other countries, The Post has learned.

President Donald Trump has warned trade partners over "cheating" around the sweeping tariffs imposed by his administration, listing eight ways they could do so in a social media post describing strategies often attributed to China.