Biden targets Shein, Temu with new rules to curb alleged 'abuse' of U.S. trade loophole
Biden targets Shein, Temu with new rules to curb alleged 'abuse' of U.S. trade loophole
Under a new White House rule proposal, Chinese exports subject to U.S. tariffs would no longer be eligible for the de minimis shipping loophole.
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A new rule proposal from the Biden administration would prohibit products that are subject to U.S.-China tariffs from being eligible for a special customs exemption.
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The de minimis loophole allows packages with a value of less than $800 to enter the United States with relatively little scrutiny.
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Officials say a recent explosion in the number of de minimis shipments is due largely to Chinese-linked online retail giants like Shein and Temu.
They pump out trash as it is, they should be subject to customs when they send millions of packages into the country
40You'd think that the customs rule would be an aggregate value from one shipper, and that it couldn't be circumvented by dicing them up into smaller parcels.
20Temu is selling direct what you'll find at a dozen other retailers sold for some 10-100x markup. These products are all coming from the same factories and warehouses, just labeled with different brands.
-1The difference is I don't buy trash, I buy quality products that will actually last which doesn't come in the form of free shit left and right.
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Ooo this will be interesting. This might completely ruin Temu. I've used it a few times to get real cheap stuff that doesn't need to be high quality (bulk craft supplies for my kids, various organizers, little accessories like phone cases, and super cheap baking supplies).
Will be interesting to see the public reaction from this.
11Stop buying crap from China. You never know how poisonous it is, or if it’s made by slave labor. There’s a reason it’s cheap.
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It’s the same stuff on Amazon. Will it help with that too?
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