Temu and Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect

Lorianna Kalhun, a buyer of Shein, says WireD of about 170 items, which were once on her list of desires Shein, 40 now seem inaccessible. She noticed that they had disappeared on Thursday afternoon. It is unclear how Shane and the topic can choose which items to remove, but Kalhun says that, at least, in her case, the majority that she watched disappeared, there were eyelashes and hair products. “Usually, when everything is sold out, you can still click on the subject and see all the reviews and so on,” she explains. “But the eyelashes now say:“ Sorry, this item was removed. This product does not exist. ”

The Reddit user, who asked to remain anonymous for reasons of confidentiality, shared the screenshots with Wired, which show half of the products in their shopping baskets, also became inaccessible to Thursday, mainly objects from the cosmetic line of Shein of Sheglama. They say that they plan to wait and see if the products will return to the web site of Shane soon. “Shane and the topic will still receive my business. If they increase their prices, I hope it will only be a little, ”says Reddit user.

The topic and Shane did not respond to requests about the comments from Wired.

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In 2023, according to Chinese exports and US imports, one third of the shipment of De minimis, which arrived in the United States from China. Many came through the air in just a few days, and not through Ocean Freight, which can take weeks or even more than a month.

“These companies have improved this modern miracle that leaves China to the United States in a very consistent and reliable way,” says Yuzas Katsyuknas, the founder of the MarketPlace Pulse environmental intelligence company. Trump’s tariffs were announced last week not only significantly significantly increased expenses for companies such as Shein and Tyum, but can also postpone the delivery process, since logistics companies and customs brokers are corrected to the requirements of the government.

But not all TEMU and Shein products and services are influenced, because over the past few years, both companies have increasingly stored goods in American warehouses to get orders for customers even faster. The Biden administration also repeatedly gave a signal that she was interested in reforming the release of duty to Minimis imports, motivating companies to reduce its dependence on it.

As of Friday, the Temu home page in the United States was almost completely filled with products, which, as indicated in the company, were sent from local warehouses that they had already cleaned the customs and potentially crossed the border before the tariffs even entered into force.