transshipment

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The tariffs in the order apply to chips imported to the U.S. that aren’t used domestically for artificial intelligence purposes but are then exported to another country, a practice called transshipping.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

The Commerce Department last month said it would investigate China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. for trying to avoid U.S. import tariffs by transshipping aluminum through third countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2016

Convoys could steam direct from the U.S. to the broad, sheltered Cherbourg roadstead without transshipping their cargoes in Britain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Army got port facilities for transshipping arms to Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

La Chesnaye saved some of the furs by transshipping them for France before the vessel reached Quebec.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)