William George

director of research for ImportGenius

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@larabarden @thehill I'd love to discuss this further if you'd be interested.

[Douglas Irwin @D_A_Irwin]

What we economists estimate as a terms-of-trade gain from tariffs (lower import prices, however small) may be simply under-invoicing (i.e., fraud) to reduce the tariff with extra "fees" collected as part of the sale . . . . by @AnaSwanson
https://t.co/KFmNyOYyyk

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@typesfast @typesfast Loved your quote! Glad you were able to contribute.

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@Brad_Setser Hi Brad! I'd love to talk to you directly about possible research avenues here.

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@tradewartracker Mike, this is something I'm deeply concerned about. The 2025 divergence is extreme, but if you look back to 2018 in the chart you'll see that the first trade war is when this trend began. Our understanding of our trade deficit, and by extension our GDP calculations, are at risk.

[Ana Swanson @AnaSwanson]

‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
U.S. imports from China have shrunk drastically. But billions of dollars of the change appear to be the result of accounting gimmicks and outright fraud.
https://t.co/LbtSUcyyoq

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@trevcare @FreemyerGreg @max138497066263 Hey Trevor! I just happened to spot this and took a look. I see these shipments on our platform. This may have to do with how Max structured the pull. What are you hoping to demonstrate here? Happy to help out.

[Sophia Yan @sophia_yan]

Our @Telegraph investigation incl valuable #data insights & analysis from @importgenius @RUSI_org @KofmanMichael @osc_london 🙏

[Sophia Yan @sophia_yan]

#China is sending machines & tools - worth at least $10.3 billion - that allows #Russia to maintain & expand defence production, incl the #nuclear-capable #Oreshnik missile that can strike #Europe within minutes.

[susannah george @sgreports]

Trump hasn't imposed any new sanctions on Russia since coming into office, abandoning a key economic weapon in the Biden administration’s response to the invasion of Ukraine.
https://t.co/99zGmNTv25

[susannah george @sgreports]

“Trade always tries to reroute along the path of least economic resistance,” says @WmSGeorge
“It's very much like a whack-a-mole game with lots & lots of moles & how easy it is to catch these new companies really depends on how much effort theyre putting into hiding themselves.”

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@konrad_it Hey hey! Let's talk 😄

[Miles Johnson @MilesMJohnson]

In 2008 an undercover DEA agent got a juicy tip out of Panama. A European gang was looking to source 3 tonnes of cocaine. That gang, it turned out, was the Kinahan Cartel. Find out what happened in our sixth episode of HOT MONEY: THE NEW NARCOS, out now.

https://t.co/ycaPJ88dmS

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@Anuragag06 Absolutely! Just saw your DM. Will follow up there.

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@DrBlobb The Carmix self loading cement mixer mentioned there and in this Daily Mail article was visible on drone footage of the island uploaded to Youtube.
https://t.co/Ys5O4MDB6N

[William George @WmSGeorge]

@DrBlobb Most of the data, with addresses removed, is in a table at the bottom of this article: https://t.co/VorZr2kBid