Washington – Online buyers in the USA will see a price break in their purchases valued at less than $ 800 and sent from China after the Trump administration. He arrived at a truce with Beijing On very high rates.
A Executive order on Monday President Donald Trump said tariffs on Low value plots that originate in China And the arrival of the United States postal service will be reduced to 54%, below 120%.
It also says that a flat rate per package, as an alternative to the value based on the value, will remain at $ 100, instead of raising $ 200 on June 1 as decreed above. Packages sent by commercial carriers are subject to the general rate, which has also been cut.
The new rules enter into force on Wednesday.
they are part of a broader agreement By the Trump administration, import taxes on all Chinese products from 145% to 30% after weekend conversations in Switzerland with Chinese officials will drastically reduce. China issued a public notice on Tuesday that reduced its own tariffs on 10%US assets, below 125%.
However, the reductions are temporary, which allows the two parties negotiate a long -term agreement In the next 90 days.
Izzy Rosenzweig, founder and CEO of the Portless Logistics Company, said US brands are “very excited” with the wider tariff cut. The import tax remains high, but not as prohibitive as when it was 145%, which was equivalent to a commercial embargo.
In low value shipments, online purchases had reached the US taxes for several years under the minimis rule, which exempt them from the import tax.
Popular purchasing sites such as Shein and Temu that offer low prices took advantage of tax free rule by sending directly from China to US buyers, avoiding the most cumbersome customs paperwork.
President Donald Trump ended the exemption in such plots that originate in China and Hong Kong on May 2, after the criticism that not only resulted in lost tariff revenues, but also allowed the illicit medications and insecure products to flow towards the US. UU without adequate scrutiny.
Customs and border protection of the United States said that up to 4 million low -value plots would reach the USA. Every day, many of which originated in China.
Shortly before the exemption on May 2, the prices of many articles sold by Shein Rose. Temu apparently stopped China’s shipments and took advantage of his existing inventory in the United States
John Lash, Vice President of Product Strategy of the group on the E2Open supply chain platform, said he expected the volume of low value packages now to increase but would not return to the previous levels. The flat rate of $ 100, he said, means that the highest value packages could obtain a lower success, because the effective tax rate could be as low as 13%.
Neither Shein nor Temu immediately responded to comments requests on Tuesday on the lowest rates.
