Chinese firms Temu and Shein were once considered the best and affordable options for online shopping. Sadly, that might not be the case anymore.
President Trump escalated America’s trade war with China, raising the levy on imports by 125%. While China did retaliate with its own 84% levy on American products, the reality cannot be ignored. So many brands that specialize in cheap goods and services like Shein and Temu will now see taxes triple for any goods imported from China.
Trump signed the latest order to raise more tariffs on packages from the country that are less than $800. Such products came into America duty-free, but that’s not going to be the case anymore. The president made it clear that he’s putting an end to the De Minimis Tax Exemption that was in place for countries like Hong Kong and China.
During that moment in time, Trump did settle on taxing the goods at 30% of their value or $25 for every package. He then hoped to increase it further to $50 per product after June this year. Now, he’s tripled the rates on most imports arriving from China.
The news will come into play starting May 2, and it would mean tariffs on these packages go from 30% to 90% or $25 to $50 for each package. Then on June 1, it would jump further to $150. Now, it’s going to be up to the postal carrier company to pay that tariff or item-dependent duty. We know that when that law came to an end in February, consumers had to pay the heavy price.
The latest policy change threatens to raise prices for Temu, Shein, and AliExpress by so many folds. These were known to provide the best products at affordable rates. Soon, we might be seeing that impact Amazon as well.
As per media giant Bloomberg, we’ve seen Amazon cancel orders abruptly for several products produced in China and other markets of Asia that are impacted by the administration’s reciprocal tariffs.
Neither Amazon nor Temu is responding to comments on the matter. However, shoppers at Temu and AliExpress can expect to have their business swiped away until China and America hit a new deal. For now, Americans can only wait and hope for a resolution.
Image: DIW-Aigen
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President Trump escalated America’s trade war with China, raising the levy on imports by 125%. While China did retaliate with its own 84% levy on American products, the reality cannot be ignored. So many brands that specialize in cheap goods and services like Shein and Temu will now see taxes triple for any goods imported from China.
Trump signed the latest order to raise more tariffs on packages from the country that are less than $800. Such products came into America duty-free, but that’s not going to be the case anymore. The president made it clear that he’s putting an end to the De Minimis Tax Exemption that was in place for countries like Hong Kong and China.
During that moment in time, Trump did settle on taxing the goods at 30% of their value or $25 for every package. He then hoped to increase it further to $50 per product after June this year. Now, he’s tripled the rates on most imports arriving from China.
The news will come into play starting May 2, and it would mean tariffs on these packages go from 30% to 90% or $25 to $50 for each package. Then on June 1, it would jump further to $150. Now, it’s going to be up to the postal carrier company to pay that tariff or item-dependent duty. We know that when that law came to an end in February, consumers had to pay the heavy price.
The latest policy change threatens to raise prices for Temu, Shein, and AliExpress by so many folds. These were known to provide the best products at affordable rates. Soon, we might be seeing that impact Amazon as well.
As per media giant Bloomberg, we’ve seen Amazon cancel orders abruptly for several products produced in China and other markets of Asia that are impacted by the administration’s reciprocal tariffs.
Neither Amazon nor Temu is responding to comments on the matter. However, shoppers at Temu and AliExpress can expect to have their business swiped away until China and America hit a new deal. For now, Americans can only wait and hope for a resolution.
Image: DIW-Aigen
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