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White House Signals Heightened Transshipment Enforcement, Including AI-Enabled Targeting

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On August 13, 2026, the Trump Administration released a report announcing its focus on illegal transshipment, where goods allegedly enter the United States through intermediary jurisdictions to reduce or avoid otherwise applicable duties, as a customs enforcement priority. The announcement arrives amid a sustained enforcement focus from the Administration on tariff evasion. Our prior blog posts on the U.S. Department of Justice to actively investigate tariff evasion-related misconduct, and an Executive Order directing agencies to…

US: US Department of Justice to Actively Investigate Tariff Evasion-Related Misconduct

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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the formation of the Market, Government, and Consumer Fraud Unit (MGCF Unit). The MGCF will reportedly sit within the DOJ’s Fraud Section. Although the details of the MGCF Unit’s precise remit are still forthcoming, we expect the MGCF Unit will be empowered to pursue criminal investigations and prosecutions of tariff evasion techniques such as misclassifying or undervaluing goods, as well as transshipping goods to a different country and…