Economics
Chinese Exporters Dodge Tariffs With Fake Made-in-Vietnam Labels
- Some Chinese goods have been relabeled to avoid U.S. tariffs
- Vietnam exports to U.S. surged this year amid trade war
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Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Vietnam said on Sunday that it found dozens of fake product-origin certificates and illegal transfers by companies trying to sidestep U.S. tariffs on everything from agriculture to textiles and steel. It was one of the first times an Asian government has publicly alleged such misbehavior since trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies escalated this year.