
Jewelry Importer Sentenced to Prison Over Transshipment Scheme
Products made in Turkey and India were Transshipped through South Korea to falsify their country of origin
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Products made in Turkey and India were Transshipped through South Korea to falsify their country of origin

Shipment through third countries resulted in falsification of the country of origin and circumvention of antidumping duties, agency finds

Importer allegedly circumvented antidumping duties by misdeclaring the “country of origin” of Chinese-made steel wire hangers

The importer allegedly mispresented the identities of its suppliers to evade higher antidumping duty rates

Firm transshipped Chinese products through Malaysia to falsify their “country of origin”

Firm allegedly misclassified and misstated the “country of origin” of aluminum wire it imported from China

Apparel firm allegedly undervalued and misclassified its imports to dodge customs duties

Importer fraudulently underpaid customs duties by using fake, undervalued commercial invoices and false tariff classifications

The conspirators allegedly transshipped Chinese-manufactured merchandise through Malaysia, then falsely declared its country of origin as Malaysia instead of China when importing it into the United States

The automaker allegedly evaded 90% of the tariffs it owed on cargo vans made in Turkey by installing “sham” seats and misclassifying them as “passenger” vehicles