The online marketplace says it will move to a "local fulfillment model" in the US, with sales handled by locally based sellers.

Temu has said it will stop selling goods imported from China in the US directly to customers from its platform.

The online marketplace said sales would now be handled by “locally based sellers”, with orders fulfilled from within the country.

The move comes as a duty-free rule for low-value packages is closed.

Temu, and rival Chinese retail giant Shein, had previously relied on the so-called “de minimis” exemption to sell and ship low-value items (under $800) directly to the US without having to pay duties or import taxes.

  • redlemace@lemmy.world
    421·
    2 days ago

    So it’s actual an advert for a man in the middle. ( to in a way tariffs are handled like boycott, sanction etc. )

    • badbrainstorm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      44·
      2 days ago

      This was always going to happen. Just like they keep saying it will bring manufacturing back to the States. Nah, companies will just move manufacturing to somewhere with the lowest tariff/labor cost

    • evenglow@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 days ago

      It moves risk from Temu to USA based importers. So if there’s a problem with your order it’s with a USA company. Not Temu.

      Besides didn’t China shut down use of China post shipping stuff to USA too?

    • JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      The importer buys in large quantities so the landed price is lower hence lower tariff bill.

      as much as tariffs are a comically bad self-own, I’d actually be happy if this means even a fractional decrease in Temu’s non-stop generation of landfill waste.

      Heh. Tariffs will result in more poor qualtiy goods, not less.