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The investigation into Anker Innovations Co.’s alleged tariff evasion shows that tariffs may turn out to be sprawling bureaucratic projects that burn taxpayer resources on compliance rather than foster competitiveness.

The Chinese consumer tech company deploys “unlawful methods” to avoid US tariffs, including misclassifying product codes and illegally routing products through Southeast Asian countries to duck payment of trade levies, Republican Chairman John Moolenaar said, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg News. Anker’s shares slid 8% Monday in their biggest slide since April.

In January 2025, the New York attorney general’s office secured a $450,000 settlement from companies that distributed Eufy-brand security cameras after it found that the video feeds “were not always securely encrypted and could be accessible to anyone with the relevant link without authentication.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Howard Lutnick and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, urging a formal investigation into the CCP-sponsored Anker Innovations for inviting potential foreign surveillance into Americans' homes and targeting military consumers.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) demanded a “formal investigation” into a popular Chinese gadget maker, alleging its products pose “unacceptable risks to US national security”.

"Anker, through its Eufy brand, has a documented history of significant security vulnerabilities related to its security camera business and has been accused of misleading the public about these issues. In 2025, the State of New York secured a $450,000 settlement from companies distributing Eufy home security products after finding that “video streams from the cameras were not always securely encrypted and could be accessible to anyone with the relevant link without authentication," the lawmakers wrote.

Anker products including Type-A wall chargers, car chargers, Type-C wall chargers, power strips, desktop chargers, and power banks with plugs infringed Fundamental Innovation Systems International LLC’s US Patent Nos. 6,936,936, 7,239,111, 7,453,233, and 8,624,550, according to a verdict issued March 7 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. The jury also found Anker’s no-plug ...

This case was the result of an internal tip. The California Energy Commission's (CEC) investigation and testing process identified that Anker was manufacturing and offering for sale LED lamps that were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS) and robotic vacuums containing small battery charging systems that did not meet the efficiency standard, were not marked properly, and were not certified to MAEDbS.

Security camera maker Anker Innovations allegedly breached a state consumer protection law in Illinois with deceptive marketing on data privacy and security, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a Chicago federal court.