One of the measures that the president of the United States has already taken, Dondald Trump, directly affects the country’s postal service, where the arrival of packages from China and Hong Kong has been suspended, at the same time as The exemption of the minimum has been endedwith great impact on products acquired by platforms such as Shein, Temu or Aliexpress.
Specifically, as of February 4 they will “temporarily” suspend the acceptance of international packages from China, a measure that is directly related to a rule from which Asian online sales giants took advantage of: The minimal parcel.
What are the ‘minimi’ shipments?
Since the 1930s, there is a rule in the United States that, as a legal vacuum, is exploited by many foreign companies to introduce their products without customs control in the country. This is a measure that includes the possibility of introducing through customs, without controls or inspections, Packages of a value of less than $ 800.
Not only that, but also the minimal parcel, also known as low value threshold, which was introduced into the American country I had no tax or tariffan international war from which all these brands that have managed to develop their business in the United States thanks to this minimum policy were exempt. Thus, the minimis packages of Shein, Temu or Aliexpress did not have to pay 10% tariffs to Chinese products.
During the previous Biden legislature, it was already attempted to control the entry of this type of parcel, since, in 10 years, this type of shipment has increased From 140 to 1,000 million. In fact, more than 80% of the total shipments of electronic commerce were through minimis.
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