Three men and three companies have been charged in Singapore for allegedly orchestrating a scam involving fake country-of-origin labels on mattresses. The scheme aimed to evade US import duties on Chinese-made goods.

Three men were charged on Thursday for their alleged involvement in a scheme to falsely declare China-made mattresses as Singapore goods in an apparent attempt to evade US import duties. Singaporeans Loh Yew Kong, 68; Leong Yu Fong, 41; and Loh Chen Sing Darren, 37, as well as three companies – Brighture Et Riche, Brighture Et Riche (Int) and Zenova International – were charged in connection with the alleged scheme, Singapore Customs said. Authorities commenced investigations in February last...