KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- Online sellers in the United States are being inundated with suspicious offers to evade tariffs on Chinese goods, and Malaysia's name is being misused as part of the scheme.

Bloomberg reported that some China-based freight brokers are allegedly rerouting products through Malaysia and falsely declaring them as Malaysian-made to exploit lower tariff rates.

One broker told Bloomberg that "most clients are opting to route Chinese merchandise through Malaysia and say it was made there" to avoid US tariffs as high as 145 per cent.

Malaysia's tariff rate stands at 24 per cent, making it an attractive cover for goods that actually originate in China.

These offers have surged since former US president Donald Trump rei...