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AD/CVD Scam Alert

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Did You Receive an Email Offering a "Solution" to Avoid Antidumping Duties?

Sample text of scam email:

Dear purchasing manager,

We have been exporting for many years from China, especially USA and Canada.  If you need this product, please tell me, so I can quote you. 

Please do not worry about the dumping duties.  This order will be operated through the intermediary trade.  We will send the goods to a third country; the forwarder will repack our goods for export with other company title from that third country.  It is a legit business.

Contact Us,

Sales Representative

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THIS IS A VIOLATION OF U.S. LAW.

KNOWINGLY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EVADE THE PAYMENT OF ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES IS A FEDERAL CRIME.  VIOLATIONS INVOLVING DUTY EVASION MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

 

Report antidumping scams to U.S. Customs and Border Protection at:

For more information on Antidumping duties, see:

Last Modified: Jan 04, 2024