Dhaka, July 20 -- Earlier this month, Washington announced a new US-Vietnam trade deal, under which Vietnamese exports to the US will face a 20 per cent tariff, down from the threatened 46 per cent.
However, "transshipped" goods would be subject to a 40 per cent levy.
In international trade, this refers to goods that are shipped from the origin country to an intermediate location, only to be relabeled or tweaked and exported again to the final destination.
The US tariffs on transshipments are widely seen as a push to curb other countries' economic relations with China.
For years, Beijing has been accused of re-routing goods through Southeast Asian countries before export to the US to dodge high tariffs.
This week, US President Donald T...