Chinese bargain retailer Temu changed its business model in the U.S. as the Trump administration’s new rules on low-value shipments took effect Friday.
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President Donald Trump has ended the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed Temu, Shein, and other online retailers to send packages from China to the US valued under $800 duty-free.
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Temu will stop sending ultra-cheap goods straight to the US after trade loophole crackdown
US shipping as the $800 ‘de minimis’ duty-free import rule ends. Expect higher prices.
China Is Now Dumping U.S. Dollars – Here’s Why It Matters
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Warren I. Cohen, leading scholar of U.S.-China relations, dies at 90
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Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions
For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.
China’s tentative property rebound looks wobbly as Trump’s tariffs bring a wave of doubt
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China’s Temu Stops Shipments to US Amid Trump Trade War
The move comes after the U.S. government eliminated the use of the “de minimis” rule for Chinese goods amid Trump’s tariff war.
