Customers in the US complain about the shortcomings of goods. The effect of high duties on imports from China
“All sales in the United States are now served by local sellers and orders are processed from the country. He actively recruits American sellers to join the platform, “said the spokesman in the statement that CNN cites.
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This change is a serious change for the platform. As CNN notes, Ago-and other Chinese e-commerce sites, such as Shein and Aliexpress-previously used de minimis dismissal. While US President Donald Trump claims that he wants his new duties to help restore production to the USA, this move shows how large companies can avoid this request and try other tactics.
The de minimis gap allowed shipments of goods worth $ 800. or a smaller duty -free import to the United States, often bypassing time -consuming inspections and formalities. Chinese e-commerce sites probably benefited the most, flooding the American market with products at very low prices.
He claims that he sends only from the USA. This does not mean that the products are produced there
A new business language can sound like it was just right for Trump. But – as CNN notes – the fact that The product is sent to customers from the “local warehouse”, does not mean that it was produced in the USA. The more that the Chinese platform did not reveal the list of local contractors.
Sites such as this and Shein have been building their portfolio of warehouses in the US for years to reduce shipping time. Last year, Biden administration also began to criticize de minimis dismissal, and Chinese forwarders sensed a clear change in moods.
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Chris Tang, professor of management of a global supply chain at the University of California in Los Angeles, explained CNN that Shein began to accumulate stocks of goods, sending them massively to American warehouses last year.
For now, this means that foreign products reach the door of Americans through American distributors. At the same time, customers themselves notice problems with deliveries. In social media Users say that from Friday many products have become inaccessible. According to CNN, one of the users admitted that his digital basket with over 300 products has decreased to two.
