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Javaman

(63,539 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:28 AM Apr 3

get a load of this. built into the tariffs... [View all]

"After the event, Trump also signed an executive order closing the de minimis exemption, a little-known carve out that allows packages valued under $800 to enter the US duty free. Ultra cheap retailers like Shein, Temu, and Amazon Haul use the rule as a loophole to keep prices low, and buyers don’t have to pay any taxes that would otherwise apply to their purchases. By ending the exemption, Trump could destabilize the business model that has hooked Americans looking for a deal on China-reliant online retailers." [b/]

I wonder if this will apply to groceries. you know, whole foods...

here's the link to the article.

https://www.theverge.com/news/642240/trump-tariffs-imports-apple-manufacturing

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get a load of this. built into the tariffs... [View all] Javaman Apr 3 OP

Says to me massive bottleneck at USPS bucolic_frolic Apr 3 #1

DOGE will solve that problem by firing more of them IronLionZion Apr 3 #7

This will be important to eBay users who purchase from foreign Mike 03 Apr 3 #2

I'm wondering the same thing. yardwork Apr 3 #10

The sellers probably have a tag line that makes you responsible for tariffs. Ms. Toad Apr 3 #15

Shein and Temu are awful for the environment, so there's a bit of a silver lining... Scrivener7 Apr 3 #3

this should have been bolded: "Trump also signed an executive order closing the de minimis exemption..." hlthe2b Apr 3 #4

I think MAGA will be furious newdeal2 Apr 3 #5

Dictators don't care if their minions are furious. They long to be dictators so they won't need to care. elocs Apr 3 #6

thats perfect Hieronymus Phact Apr 3 #8

They'll be told it's all Obama's fault, and they'll believe it. yardwork Apr 3 #11

This is THE REASON Bezos made such a show of support for tRUMP at the Inauguration wolfie001 Apr 3 #9

Women are disfiguring themselves. yardwork Apr 3 #12

Stepford wives StarryNite Apr 3 #13

Yes. Her transformation is mind-boggling wolfie001 Apr 3 #14

Her pre-surgical face was so beautiful - Ms. Toad Apr 3 #16

The small dollar exemption was eliminated LetMyPeopleVote Apr 3 #17