South Korea finds ‘Made in Korea’ breaches intended to bypass U.S. tariffs
- South Korea has discovered rising attempts to disguise foreign products as Korean exports to evade U.S. tariffs, with the Korea Customs Service reporting 29.5 billion won in violations for the first quarter of 2025, mostly from China and destined for the U.S. Market.
- U.S.-Bound shipments made up 97% of these violations, an increase from 62% of the total violations in 2024, as reported by the Korea Customs Service.
- The South Korean Customs agency uncovered 3.3 billion won of battery materials falsely marked as South Korean to avoid U.S. Tariffs, indicating a growing trend.
- The Korea Customs Service is forming a task force to combat illegal exports, anticipating more attempts from foreign companies to exploit South Korea's trade agreements.
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Korea Customs Service to step up crackdown on "foreign products exported with false origins"
[NHK] The Korea Customs Service has announced that the number of foreign products from China and other countries that are falsely labeled as having been produced in Korea in order to avoid tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in the United States will increase in the future.
South Korea finds ‘Made in Korea’ breaches intended to avoid U.S. tariffs | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
SEOUL--South Korea has found rising attempts to disguise foreign products as Korean exports, mostly from China, to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, its customs agency said on Monday.


South Korea finds 'Made in Korea' breaches intended to bypass US tariffs
South Korea has found increased attempts to disguise foreign products as Korean exports, primarily from China, to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, its customs agency said on Monday. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said it has found 29.5 billion won ($20.81 million) worth of violations related to country of origin from the first quarter, with U.S.-bound shipments accounting for 97 percent of the total, after a special probe l…
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