It is reported that the United States House of Representatives released a stern report on the 22nd of this month, accusing Chinese cross-border e-commerce giants Temu (Pinduoduo Overseas Edition) and Shein of violating US tariff regulations.
According to the latest survey by the United States, Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu exploit trade loopholes to import goods from the United States without paying import tariffs. The report found that according to the so-called “minimum limit” clause of Article 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, more than 30% of packages shipped to the United States every day may be handled by these two major e-commerce companies.
This clause stipulates that if the fair retail value of the goods does not exceed $800, import tariffs can be waived. The survey results show that as of last year, the daily import volume was close to 600000 times, and may be even higher now.
Currently, Temu and Shein have not responded to this.
According to Reuters, bipartisan lawmakers in the United States plan to propose a new bill aimed at abolishing the widely used tariff “minimum limit” clause when e-commerce sellers ship goods from China to American shoppers. If the bill is passed, countries other than China and Russia can still maintain duty-free entry of their goods into the United States by adopting a threshold of $800.
Post time: Jun-26-2023