Chinese companies using dirty tactics to evade US tariffs 繞道 ... | 竹科管理局常見問答

2018年10月30日—ChinesecompaniesusingdirtytacticstoevadeUStariffs繞道「洗產地」中國網路大剌剌教戰.WiththeUShavingimposed10percenttariffson ...

With the US having imposed 10 percent tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which are expected to increase to 25 percent starting from next year, a large number of Chinese companies are implementing measures to conceal the manufacturing location of their products, such as transiting shipments through ports in intermediary countries, to circumvent US customs duties. There is even a guide circulating online which informs Chinese companies how to evade the tariffs. The guidance recommends that Chinese manufacturers should “Work with importers and exporters in Southeast Asian countries which can provide all the necessary manufacturing origin certification required to avoid US anti-dumping duties and maximize profits.

The step-by-step guide teaches Chinese manufacturers how to illegally transit goods through other countries while claiming that it is nothing more than “altering the trading entity ...