Moolenaar Asks Commerce to Investigate CCP-backed Anker Innovations and Protect American Consumers

Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to investigate Anker Innovations and its potential abuse of trade practices and tariff evasion. The company also has a history of selling security equipment that allowed unencrypted video streams to be accessed.

"Beyond unfair direct subsidies, we want to highlight Anker’s import practices and potential tariff evasion. Information reviewed by the Committee suggests Anker employs various unlawful methods to avoid U.S. tariffs, including misclassifying product codes to obtain non-China country of origin designations (e.g., misclassifying batteries as wireless chargers)," writes Chairman Moolenaar in the letter.

“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,” continues Moolenaar. “Public reporting indicates that Anker eventually admitted that its statements about Eufy security camera encryption were inaccurate and that unencrypted video streams could be accessed. At worst, Anker poses a risk by potentially embedding foreign surveillance and destructive capabilities into household items; at best, it leverages anticompetitive practices to dominate a strategic supply chain.”

Read the full letter here.