By Lee Jae-min

Korea Herald-Aug 7

Maybe it was just an honest mistake. A typical “rules of origin” confusion or infraction. Origin faking or laundering is not new to customs officials at the border, so importers may have believed that the coal shipments really originated from Russia. The low price and unusual loading port (Kholmsk, Sakhalin) may not have been sufficient to raise a red flag for the importers and the government.

Coal arrived at Korean ports and was put into the stream of commerce. This took place last October.

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