Shoppers waiting for packages from popular retailers, such as SHEIN and TEMU, can expect a package after a US postal service has been pause quickly in a package from China and Hong Kong on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump signed an administrative order on Saturday to carry out tariffs in Mexico, Canada and China. Some of these orders were to stop “de minimis”. This is a trade exemption that allows a low -value package to arrive from tax exemption from China and other countries.
When the USPS announced on Tuesday, it paused to accept packages from the posts in China and Hong Kong, but questioned whether it was related to the end of De Minimis. Even if the USPS will continue to accept the package, Shaane and Temu shoppers may still be affected. There is something to know here:
Details: USPS will continue to accept packages from China and Hong Kong and overturn the advance decisions.
What is “de minimis”, and what is the relationship between Temu and Shein?
De Minimis exemption refers to the Section 321 of the 1930 Customs Law, and the Secretary of Finance allows it to abandon more inconvenient or commissions to collect taxes rather than actually valuable income. 。
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In other words, it is a trade missing hole that allows you to ship low -value products with tax exemption.
Almost half of all packages, including de minimis exemption, are from China, and Reuters report that more than 30 % of all daily packages shipped under De Minimis are from Temu and Shein. I am.
Experts told Reuters that Temu and Shein customers can see higher prices and longer shipping with Trump’s order to delete exemptions.
Shein and Temu did not respond to the US toDay comment.
USPS lifting is the latest stopped due to the rapid increase in customs duties.
Trump’s tariff orders signed on Saturday for China, Mexico and Canada will be enforced on Tuesday.
After a consultation between President Claudia Shainbaum, Prime Minister of the country, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who agreed to support border security, he paid 25 % of Mexico and Canadian products.
However, 10 % of tariffs on Chinese products were enforced on Tuesday morning. Shortly since then, the Ministry of Finance in China has announced that it will begin to impose a 10 % target tariff on US coal, 15 % of crude oil, agricultural equipment, and some cars. Trump told reporters on Tuesday, “It’s okay,” and he was not in a hurry to talk to China President Xi Jinping.
Contribution: Reuters
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