As President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports have increased sharply, so have incentives for companies to find ways around them.

Shipping companies, many based in China, have reached out to U.S. firms that import apparel, auto parts, and jewelry, offering solutions to avoid the import taxes, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

The Chinese firms advertising these services describe their methods as valid solutions. But these practices are considered methods of customs fraud because the companies might be dodging tariffs by altering the information about the shipments that is given to the U.S. government to qualify for a lower tariff rate. Or they might use transshipment, moving goods to another country that is subject to a lower tariff before shipping them to the U.S.

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