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I don't see how that would avoid tariffs/duties, after tomorrow.
The de minimis exemption, which applies to packages from China valued under $800, ends on May 2.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/business/tariffs-china-shein-temu.html
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Ms. Johnson is one of many American consumers who have been posting anxiously to TikTok and Reddit about a coming Trump administration-induced change for the Chinese e-commerce companies Shein and Temu, which sell inexpensive items like $8 dresses and $14 wagons. Starting on May 2, the Trump administration is poised to end a trade loophole that enabled the delivery of ultralow-cost goods from Chinese factories straight to Americans’ doorsteps without being subject to duties. That will add steep new fees to packages from Shein and Temu.
At least some sellers on TikTok Shop, the popular app’s growing marketplace, and AliExpress, another Chinese e-commerce site, will also take a hit.
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The end of the loophole, known as the de minimis exemption, will affect packages from China, including Hong Kong, valued at or under $800. Products shipped through the U.S. Postal Service will face a tariff equivalent to 120 percent of the value of the goods, starting May 2, or a fee of $100 per package, the White House said last week. The fee, which will be collected by Customs and Border Protection, increases to $200 in June, the agency said. Items shipped from China through other carriers, like UPS, will face tariffs as high as 145 percent of the value of the goods.
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Ms. Johnson is one of many American consumers who have been posting anxiously to TikTok and Reddit about a coming Trump administration-induced change for the Chinese e-commerce companies Shein and Temu, which sell inexpensive items like $8 dresses and $14 wagons. Starting on May 2, the Trump administration is poised to end a trade loophole that enabled the delivery of ultralow-cost goods from Chinese factories straight to Americans’ doorsteps without being subject to duties. That will add steep new fees to packages from Shein and Temu.
At least some sellers on TikTok Shop, the popular app’s growing marketplace, and AliExpress, another Chinese e-commerce site, will also take a hit.
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The end of the loophole, known as the de minimis exemption, will affect packages from China, including Hong Kong, valued at or under $800. Products shipped through the U.S. Postal Service will face a tariff equivalent to 120 percent of the value of the goods, starting May 2, or a fee of $100 per package, the White House said last week. The fee, which will be collected by Customs and Border Protection, increases to $200 in June, the agency said. Items shipped from China through other carriers, like UPS, will face tariffs as high as 145 percent of the value of the goods.
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