As companies moving goods from China to the U.S. face heftier tariffs, some have developed creative techniques to avoid paying them. The WSJ’s Steven Russolillo takes to the field to explain how some businesses sidestep import duties. BEIJING—With the U.S. and China having opened negotiations Monday to resolve their trade fight, a make-or-break issue stands in the way of any deal: How to ensure Beijing follows through on the offers it makes? During the negotiations, scheduled to last two days, trade officials from Washington and Beijing are looking to hammer out details on a number of broad pledges recently made by the Chinese leadership: more Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services; increased American access to China’s markets; better protection of...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 07, 2019 13:52 UTC