US Fines Cambodian Firms That Transshipped Chinese Goods To Dodge US Tariffs

US Fines Cambodian Firms That Transshipped Chinese Goods To Dodge US Tariffs
Sihanoukville port in Sihanoukville city, the coastal capital of Preah Sihanouk province on December 14, 2018. TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images
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The U.S. embassy in Cambodia confirmed on June 19 that U.S. authorities have fined several Cambodia-registered companies upon discovery that they transshipped China-made goods to the United States in a bid to assist Chinese exporters in dodging U.S. tariffs.

The embassy did not say how many companies were involved in the case, nor whether any had Chinese ownership. But all of them were based in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a key project of the Chinese regime’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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