Despite President Trump's imposition of numerous tariffs, collection efforts face significant challenges. Understaffed federal agencies struggle to cope with increased workload and sophisticated evasion tactics like transshipping, where goods are routed through third countries to avoid tariffs. Experts cite insufficient resources and a lack of prosecution as major factors contributing to widespread tariff evasion, leading to substantial revenue loss for the U.S. government. Businesses affected are advocating for increased funding to combat this issue.

Prepared by Christopher Adams and reviewed by editorial team.