Tariff
White House Transshipment report names 9 of 10 ASEAN members, but no tier-1 risk
The White House's "The Great Transshipment Scam" report on illegal transshipment, released in August 2026, names nine of the ten ASEAN member states among the roughly 40 jurisdictions it identifies as part of a global "Shadow Transshipment Network."
U.S. Section 301 hits Southeast Asia: 10% for three, 12.5% for Singapore, Vietnam, technology escapes
New U.S. Section 301 tariffs took effect on Friday (July 24) across 60 economies, hitting seven Southeast Asian nations: Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia with a 10 percent additional duty, while Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore face the higher rate of 12.5 percent.
