Trump Executive Order Ends De Minimis Exemption for Rest of World

The low-cost shipments were previously excluded from tariffs; President Trump said the loophole has allowed countries to avoid taxes and smuggle drugs into the U.S.

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Chinese Companies Set Their Sights on Brazil

Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.

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How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx

President Trump has ended a tariff loophole that generated lots of business for delivery companies shipping inexpensive goods from China to the U.S.

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China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs

As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.

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Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions

For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.

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Temu Stops Shipping Products From China to U.S. Customers

The e-commerce site acted after the Trump administration said it would close a loophole that allowed low-cost Chinese-made items to enter the U.S. without import fees.

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As a Tariff Loophole Closes, Sellers Who Import From China Brace for Chaos

Independent vendors who sell on sites like Etsy and eBay are trying to blunt the pain from tariffs on low-cost Chinese-made goods.

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Do CEOs Dare Risk Tariff Transparency, and Draw Trump’s Fury?

Companies are weighing whether they should be transparent about tariffs’ effect on prices, or — as Amazon learned on Tuesday — risk drawing the president’s ire.

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White House Attacks Amazon Over Idea of Showing Tariffs’ Cost

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”

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Are Shein and Temu Prices Going Up? What to Know as Trump Ends De Minimis Tariff Loophole

Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.

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