TechFlow news, April 12 — According to Jinshi Data, institutional analysts said the current U.S. Customs outage may be far more than just a simple software failure. The explanation of an "outage" might actually be a strategic smokescreen, not intended to fix a malfunctioning system, but rather to buy time during a period of significant global trade and capital flow adjustments under high risk. As Trump's重磅 tariff measures send shockwaves through global supply chains, the sudden "outage" halting tariff data processing conveniently allows key stakeholders—clearinghouses, freight forwarders, the U.S. Treasury, and Customs—to pause before any new rates take effect, providing space for repricing and repositioning. It could also serve as a form of information disruption akin to temporary fog-of-war tactics during conflict. By freezing the tracking of tariff exemptions and reducing transparency on who receives exemptions and who does not, it grants the U.S. executive branch and Treasury relatively quiet hours or even days to assess market reactions and intervene if necessary, without headlines exposing their moves. Consider it a preemptive firewall against liquidity crises or geopolitical panic, rather than a systemic failure.
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