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.

  • 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.

  • The de minimis loophole allows packages with a value of less than $800 to enter the United States with relatively little scrutiny.

  • 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.

  • Scott@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    411·
    3 months ago

    They pump out trash as it is, they should be subject to customs when they send millions of packages into the country

    • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
      20·
      3 months ago

      You’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.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      88·
      3 months ago

      Temu 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.

      • Scott@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        63·
        3 months ago

        The 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.

        • BCsven
          1·
          1 month ago

          I have tested this by buying a brand product from Amazon and searching Chinese suppliers. I found that while some products can be an inferior knockoff, that due to China being the original factory the product you buy is identical to the branded one on amazon, even down to mold markings. Sometimes the branding is just stickers or hot stamp paint.

  • RetroSoul@lemmy.worldEnglish
    154·
    3 months ago

    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.