Archive · 14 Aug 2026
India to study US transshipment report, rejects Washington role claims
The people in charge of India's foreign relations talk to reporters and answer their questions on Fridays.
The United States recently made a report saying that some countries might be secretly helping China send its products to America without paying the taxes America charges.
India is one of the countries in that report, along with Canada, Japan, Mexico and others.
India's foreign ministry said it will read the report carefully and check how it was written.
India also said it already has strong rules about moving products across its borders.
Some people thought that America told India what to do about a new law relating to foreign money.
India said that is not true, and only India's own Parliament can decide on its laws.
India also shared that the President of Iran is coming to visit, and the leaders of China and Russia may come to a big meeting called BRICS in September.
Finally, India sent medicines and other supplies to help people in Colombia after a bad earthquake.
India's Ministry of External Affairs said it will study the findings and methodology of a US White House report placing India among countries at high risk of being used to reroute Chinese goods to the United States.
The 25-page report, "The Great Transshipment Scam", identifies roughly 40 nations as part of a "shadow transshipment network" used by China to circumvent US tariffs, putting India in Tier 1 along with Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan.
India rejected reports that Washington pressured it to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee, calling legislative matters internal affairs decided only by Parliament.
The Lok Sabha referred the Bill to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee on August 12 following opposition protests and appeals by Christian organisations.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is confirmed to visit New Delhi, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to attend the BRICS summit in India in September.
- Who
- India's Ministry of External Affairs, led by spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to a report by the US White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy.
- What
- India said it will study the US report on Chinese goods transshipment, rejected claims of Washington's role in the FCRA Amendment Bill's referral to a Joint Parliamentary Committee, and shared updates on the BRICS summit and relief to quake-hit Colombia.
- When
- The MEA briefing took place on Friday, after the recent release of the White House report; the FCRA Amendment Bill was referred to the committee on August 12.
- Where
- New Delhi, India; the report concerns the rerouting of Chinese goods to the United States.
- Why
- India wants to assess the report's findings and methodology, and asserts that its legislative decisions are internal matters decided only by the Parliament of India.
US / Report Position
India's Position
Transshipment risk assessment
US / Report Position
The White House report claims roughly 40 nations form a "shadow transshipment network" used by China to circumvent US tariffs, placing India in Tier 1 of diversified scale leaders.
India's Position
India says it will study the report's findings and methodology in detail and stresses it has robust laws and procedures covering customs, rules of origin and exports, with violations dealt with under the law.
US influence on FCRA Bill referral
US / Report Position
Some reports suggested that pressure from Washington influenced India's decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
India's Position
The MEA rejected the claims, saying legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs on which only the Parliament of India is there to decide.
- Report
- "The Great Transshipment Scam" - 25-page report by the US White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
- Nations listed
- Roughly 40, described as a "shadow transshipment network" divided into three tiers
- India's tier
- Tier 1 (Diversified Scale Leaders), with Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan
- FCRA Amendment Bill
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, referred to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee on August 12
- BRICS summit
- Expected in September in India; Iran's President confirmed, China's and Russia's leaders expected to attend
- Relief to Colombia
- 20 metric tonnes of medicines, medical equipment and other supplies after a deadly earthquake