If you mean the US, IIRC, we’re in the process of “closing a tariff loophole” where people sending small shipments were exempt from tariffs, which I understand contributed to Temu and Shein doing well because – unlike importers who imported in bulk – they didn’t have to pay tariffs if they shipped directly to customers.
kagis
Hmm. Looks like that got backed out, at least temporarily.
Trump Reinstates ‘De Minimis’ Tariff Exemption For Shipments Under $800—Boosting Shein And Temu
And we do have tariffs on cheese. Back around Brexit, the UK attempted to specifically negotiated a “mini-free trade agreement” just for cheese, as I recall.
The U.K. is keen to access the American digital services sector as well as artificial intelligence, while it has outlined aims to reduce trade barriers for British car manufacturers, ceramicists, and producers of the likes of…Cheddar cheese, which currently receives a 17.6 percent levy at U.S. customs.
The negotiations weren’t successful.
Hmm. It looks like Canada has far more enormous tariffs on British cheese:
If you mean the US, IIRC, we’re in the process of “closing a tariff loophole” where people sending small shipments were exempt from tariffs, which I understand contributed to Temu and Shein doing well because – unlike importers who imported in bulk – they didn’t have to pay tariffs if they shipped directly to customers.
kagis
Hmm. Looks like that got backed out, at least temporarily.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/02/07/trump-reinstates-de-minimis-tariff-exemption-for-shipments-under-800-boosting-shein-and-temu/
And we do have tariffs on cheese. Back around Brexit, the UK attempted to specifically negotiated a “mini-free trade agreement” just for cheese, as I recall.
https://london.eater.com/2020/3/2/21161043/trump-boris-johnson-us-uk-trade-deal-chlorinated-chicken-cheddar-cheese
The negotiations weren’t successful.
Hmm. It looks like Canada has far more enormous tariffs on British cheese:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68107263