Temu, the Chinese e-commerce platform, stopped sending products from China to the United States, said a company spokesperson on Friday. Instead, all his American orders are sent from local warehouses in America.
The change comes after the Trump administration Close a Maas in the law As a result of which products were made in China and are worth no more than $ 800 to enter the United States without import costs. The exemption, which President Trump called a “big scam” that hurt American small companies, ended on Friday.
Temu said last month that it would do Adjust the prices After Mr Trump announced his intention to close the Maas in the law, known as the minimis exemption. Last week the company started tackling import costs for American customers who wanted to buy articles from China. In some cases that is more than The price doubled of their purchases.
In recent days, some shoppers noted That many products from China were removed from the Temu site, leaving only items that were sent from local warehouses.
The company said on Friday that the prices for American consumers “remain unchanged if the platform passes to a local fill model.”
“Temu has actively recruited American sellers to become a member of the platform,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The move is designed to help local traders reach more customers and grow their businesses.”
More companies used the Maas in the law In recent years to send cheap products directly to American customers without having to pay import costs. Some say that the termination of the Maas will harm us consumers by law by increasing prices, as well as companies that had built up their companies around the exemption.
Others, including trade groups representing American textile makers, oppose the Maas in the law. Kim Glas, the president of the National Council of Textile Organizations, said that the exemption had allowed “unsafe and illegal Chinese goods” to flood the American market for years.
“Today’s action by the administration is an important step forward to re -balance the playing field for American manufacturers,” said Mrs. Glas in a statement.
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