Chinese Exporters Bypass Trump’s Tariffs: Fake Origins, Relabeling and Scrutiny from the White House

🔍 Quick Summary: Despite steep U.S. tariffs, Chinese exporters have found ways to circumvent trade barriers using a tactic known as “origin washing” — rewriting the country of origin on goods. Products are first shipped to neighboring countries like Malaysia, Vietnam, or Thailand, where documentation is changed, and then re-exported to the United States.

Authorities and American retailers are sounding the alarm, while Trump tightens oversight.

🧭 From China through Third Countries — and into the U.S. To avoid tariffs of up to 145%, exporters route goods through other Asian nations. There, the shipments are repackaged, relabeled, and issued new certificates, allowing them to enter the U.S. as if they were manufactured elsewhere.

📲 Origin Washing Advertised on Chinese Platforms On popular Chinese networks like Xiaohongshu, companies openly promote these services: “For smooth clearance — forward through Malaysia.”

“Need to change origin? We’ll handle it.”

📦 Exporters Struggle to Survive “The tariffs are just too high,” says Sarah Ou, a trader from Guangdong Province.

“We ship the goods to a neighboring country, and they export it to the U.S. as theirs.”

While U.S. regulations require goods to undergo "substantial transformation" to claim a new origin, in many cases, it's just a matter of new labels and paperwork.

🛃 Governments Respond, but Loopholes Remain Countries like South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam are stepping up controls: 🔹 South Korea found more than $20 million worth of goods with fake origin labels

🔹 Vietnam warned local exporters to crack down on fake certificates

🔹 Thailand introduced additional inspections on U.S.-bound shipments

🧾 Another Trick: Blending Products Besides origin relabeling, exporters also mix high-value goods with cheaper items in a single shipment and declare an average value, reducing the total tariff owed.

🛒 U.S. Importers Are on Alert Some American sellers are growing wary. One major Amazon-based retailer confirmed it refuses supplier offers to handle paperwork: “Putting that much trust in a Chinese supplier? That’s a big risk.”

🏛️ Trump Cracks Down The White House is no longer ignoring the issue. Trump has pledged stricter monitoring of trade flows through third countries and new rules to track origin transparency.

Whether this will curb the rise of origin washing remains to be seen.

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