Sellers and shoppers on the two sites say they saw items disappear and prices go up after President Donald Trump implemented tariffs on Chinese imports.

Mr Trump’s new trade barriers will be a blow not only to American consumers, but also to the e-commerce companies that have cashed in on the de minimis exemption. Shein, a Chinese apparel group whose largest market is America,

Yes, this change will likely affect online shopping sites like Shein and Temu, which are popular among young U.S. shoppers for their cheap products. These are companies that ship directly from China and rely on affordable postal services to keep prices low.

President Donald Trump on Friday reversed his decision to eliminate the “de minimis” loophole that allowed packages from China valued at under $800 to be processed without customs duties or tariffs, a component of the 10% tariff on Chinese imports that took effect Tuesday—a move that threatened discount Chinese retailers Temu and Shein.

Americans love Shein, Temu and AliExpress for two reasons: low prices and fast shipping. Trump’s tariffs could change that. His tariff orders reversed a long-standing shipping loophole: the de minimis exemption.

Shein and Temu shifted more of their orders to be fulfilled in the US ahead of de minimis changes.

A decision by President Trump to close a tariff loophole could change the landscape of online shopping, particularly for the Chinese e-commerce companies behind wildly successful sites, such as Shein and Temu.

USPS announced and reversed its decision to not accept packages from China and Hong Kong. How this will affect packages.

The move will likely have an impact on e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu, along with operators of drop shipping businesses.

Chinese retailers on Shein and Temu say they have been hit with an extra 30% levy on goods imported to the US from China and Hong Kong because of tariff hikes from President Donald Trump. In Hong Kong,