US EditionTrump signs order ending duty-free treatment for cheap shipments from China
- Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the 'de minimis' trade loophole, which allowed low-value packages from China and Hong Kong to enter the US without duties, effective May 2.
- The new rules will impose a duty of either 30% or $25 per item on goods that previously qualified for the exemption, increasing to $50 on June 1.
- This move affects fast-fashion companies like Shein and Temu, which benefited from the de minimis rule, potentially forcing them to raise prices or store goods in U.S. Warehouses.
- China criticized Trump's tariff measures, arguing they violate World Trade Organization rules and undermine bilateral cooperation.
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No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese imports
A notice to customers dazzled by the low-priced products on Chinese shopping apps: the days of getting trendy clothing, tools and gag gifts that cost less than lunch delivered to your door in 10 days are probably numbered. President Donald Trump is ending a little-known but widely used exemption that has allowed as many as 4 million low-value parcels — most of them originating in China — to arrive in the U.S. every day tax-free. An executive ord…
I got my last Temu order in before tariffs. I feel disgusting.
Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIIn anticipation of tariffs, I made a hasty last-minute panic buy at Temu.Donald Trump has said he'll close the loophole that lets Temu and Shein ship directly to customers without duties.Will American consumers like me be able to break their addiction to cheap foreign goods? Who knows!Last night, as "Liberation Day" was taking effect and the tariffs on imports were being revealed, I did what any American mig…
The Debate - Trump tariffs: Pain or gain for China?
Will global trade ever be the same? In the name of “unrelented economic warfare” allegedly waged by friend and foe alike against the United States, Donald Trump unveiling a dizzying list: There’s worldwide tariffs, there’s targeted tariffs, there’s retaliatory tariffs, carve-out, exceptions, confusion. Trump also signed an executive order ending duty-free shipments of small-value packages from mainland China and Hong Kong. It’s a blow to ecommer…
What’s the De Minimus Tariff Loophole Trump Is Closing?
A Latin term that used to be little-known outside the world of customs brokers has become the stuff of headlines. That’s thanks to US President Donald Trump signing an executive order on April 2 to close a tariff loophole for “de minimis” merchandise from China and Hong Kong.
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