Shocking reversal! Trump was forced to "temporarily restore" the minimum limit for small packages from China! Did Temu and Shein escape the disaster temporarily?

Trump on Friday restored a "de minimis" duty-free threshold for small packages from China (valued at less than $800) to give the U.S. Commerce Department time to make the order workable.

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Wei Siwei

The most certain thing about Trump is his total uncertainty!!!
Trump doesn't like hot wars! As a businessman, he likes to play trade wars and business wars!
The way he does it feels like he's playing the story of the boy who cried wolf!

As a cross-border seller, the United States is the largest market in the cross-border circle, and its every move affects our interests!

But in fact, this time it was not a cancellation, but a postponement . The reason is that the customs system cannot cope with it. After all, there are only a few customs officers, and they are still playing the federal layoff game. Many people don’t know when they will be laid off, so their work efficiency is definitely lower.
 
The increase in tariffs and the cancellation of tax exemption for small packages will cause some small sellers to stop self-delivery to the United States. Of course, the impact on TEMU, shein, and TK is even greater. As Amazon sellers, the impact on us may be that the shipping costs have become more expensive and we can no longer ship by ourselves. Yesterday I asked the post office about using E-mail, and they said that it is not recommended now! It is easy to get stuck.
Trump will announce a reciprocal tariff policy next week. I think it will mainly target Europe’s VAT.

michaelabc

The taxpayer of the customs duties is the purchaser on the import side, not the seller on the export side. In other words, in principle, if you ship the goods yourself, you do not need to worry about the customs duties at the place of receipt.

Because self-delivered parcels are sent directly to end customers, in principle, customers should declare customs duties according to the platform bill, and then the parcels will be shipped by logistics after being released by customs.

To put it bluntly, Trump does not really understand tariffs, and problems become apparent when facing American consumers directly.
Of course, Trump will certainly hope to solve the problem by shifting the blame to the seller, platform, or even logistics provider (with the same end result). That would require creating a virtual taxpayer in the United States or adjusting tax policies, the latter of which could cause controversy under international law.

Anonymous user

Notably, the revised executive order indicates that duty-free treatment will continue to apply with respect to other eligible covered goods described in paragraph (a) pursuant to the duty-free treatment provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1321, but duty-free treatment will no longer apply when the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President that adequate and effective systems are in place to fully and promptly process and collect duties applicable under paragraph (a).

This means that the T86 process can be temporarily restored for customs clearance until the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President that the relevant preparations have been completed, and the duty-free import treatment of Chinese packages below $800 into the United States will be abolished again. At present, this policy is only a transition period.

Anonymous user

This, this, this, it's like a joke! Trump signed another agreement to restore the $800 tax exemption for T86

Discus fish • Zhengzhou • 1 hour ago

At present, the tariff system has not been fully improved, and this move has a huge impact. It is very likely to be temporarily restored. The specific details still need to wait for the government to decide!