Exporters Dodge Tariffs
Posted On
October 17, 2018
Some Chinese exporters are changing the HTS destination codes on products to dodge tariffs, reports the Wall Street Journal. Right after the U.S. Department of Commerce opened a Chinese dumping investigation in November 2016 on hardwood-faced plywood, some Chinese producers began shipping plywood under four codes related to softwood-faced plywood. U.S. imports of Chinese hardwood-faced plywood dropped 20% last year while imports coded as softwood-faced plywood shot up 549%.
Resources:
- Floor Daily: Importers Finding Ways to Dodge Chinese Tariffs, Says WSJ
- Woodworking Network: China evades tariffs by altering plywood export codes