The Taiwanese e-commerce big Temu has stopped delivering goods directly from China to US customers. Rather, all purchases will now be processed from American warehouses, a firm spokesperson confirmed Friday.
The New York Times reports that a clause that earlier allowed Chinese-made goods valued at$ 800 to enter the United States without import jobs has been removed.
The provision came to an end on Friday, which President Donald Trump described as a “big con” causing harm to little American firms.
Temu said last month that it would change its charges after Trump announced plans to repeal the “de minimis” hole, which allowed products under$ 800 to provide the US without taxes. De minimis, a Spanish word, lightly translated to” of the smallest,” in Latin.
Last week, the company began levying import taxes on US customers who purchased Chinese goods, which sometimes led to price increases exceeding twice the original cost.
International retailers, especially those who are currently subject to significant duties on Chinese website platforms like Shein and Temu, have had a significant impact as a result of this regulation.
Customers just observed that even items from local warehouses were shipped off the Temu website’s extensive Chinese products.
As the system shifts to a local fulfillment model, the company stated on Friday that US customer pricing will remain the same.
According to a business director,” All selling in the US are now handled by locally based retailers, with orders being fulfilled from within the state,” according to a statement from the company.
Temu has been deliberately attracting US buyers to its software. The walk aims to expand and expand local companies. This change is a part of Temu’s continued efforts to raise support standards,” they continued.
