Some Turkish exporters are re-routing food, clothing and other goods to circumvent a months-long unofficial blockade by Saudi Arabia that has reduced trade between the regional rivals to record lows, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Turkish exporters obtain customs documents and ditch "Made in Turkey" product tags, allowing goods to enter Saudi Arabia, Reuters said, citing exporters, traders and a diplomat.
"A black market is now emerging where brokers take the Turkish goods to other ports and forge the documents so they appear to be coming from China or Europe for fees," one importer of building materials told Reuters.
