Chinese goods evade Trump tariffs via false 'Made in Korea' labeling

South Korea reports spike in fraudulent practice ahead of trade talks with US

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Chinese companies are looking for ways around the 145% duties that the U.S. has slapped on imports from China. © Reuters

ERIKA KOBAYASHI

SEOUL -- Chinese companies are increasingly shipping U.S.-bound goods to South Korea and then fraudulently exporting them as South Korean products in order to avoid steep American tariffs on imports from China, authorities here have found.

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