{"id":90530,"date":"2025-05-02T08:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=686bfa5c528969362cc16d69520b2590"},"modified":"2025-05-02T08:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:03:19","slug":"new-us-tariffs-are-now-hitting-cheap-imports-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=90530","title":{"rendered":"New US tariffs are now hitting cheap imports from China"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Article note: Aaaand essentially all of my hobbies just got more expensive.<\/div>
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The de minimis exception, which has allowed businesses to import low-value goods without duties from China and Hong Kong, has expired as of 12:01AM ET today as part of President Trump’s executive order signed last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Many businesses in the US rely on the de minimis loophole. Any package valued under $800 — including electronics, toys, and clothing from companies like Shein — can come to the US duty-free under the exception, leaving the products supercheap for buyers. In 2024<\/a>, about 1.4 billion packages entering the US claimed exemption from duties under de minimis. Retailers Shein and Temu have already raised prices<\/a> to account for tariffs.<\/p>\n\n

The Trump Administration’s new rules will add either a 30 percent fee to the value of every package shipped to the US, or $25 (with an increase to $50 starting June 1st) — a choice every postal carrier must make and apply to all parcels. The new fees are being implemented after Trump hit most Chinese goods with high tariffs last month<\/a>, launching an escalating trade war that ended with a 145 percent import tax increase. In retaliation, China has added a 125 percent fee<\/a> on US goods.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The de minimis exception, which has allowed businesses to import low-valu…<\/p>\n

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