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PHOTO Gold export fraud unveiled at airport customs

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By Lee Hae-rin
  • Published KST
Gold products disguised as Korean exports are displayed at Incheon Airport Regional Customs, Friday, after seven domestic companies were caught falsifying certificates of origin to evade U.S. tariffs, with the rerouted gold totaling 283.9 billion won ($204 million). Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Gold products disguised as Korean exports are displayed at Incheon Airport Regional Customs, Friday, after seven domestic companies were caught falsifying certificates of origin to evade U.S. tariffs, with the rerouted gold totaling 283.9 billion won ($204 million). Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul