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
    401·
    2 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
      19·
      2 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
      78·
      2 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
        52·
        2 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.