The end of the US small parcel tariff exemption has led some small retailers to pause sales, while others seek temporary solutions, hoping for lower rates.
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00:00the united states has ended its small parcel tariff exemption today some small retailers
00:14have paused u.s sales while others are seeking temporary fixes hoping rates will drop
00:19the removal of the de minimis rule for packages under 800 us dollars from china and hong kong
00:28now subjects most goods to 145 percent tariffs following president trump's decision last month
00:34that disrupted global trade and drew retaliation from beijing chinese e-commerce giants like sheen
00:41and temu had relied on the exemption to ship duty-free to the u.s but both trump and biden
00:46argued it hurt u.s businesses and was exploited to smuggle drugs in february trump briefly suspended
00:53the de minimis exemption to curb synthetic opioid imports like fentanyl as officials cited abuse of
01:00the rule by shippers hiding illicit drugs in low value packages the u.s postal service even
01:06temporarily stopped accepting parcels from china and hong kong now import charges vary by shipping
01:11method with usps handled goods facing a 120 tariff or 100 per package set to rise to 200 in june
01:20according to u.s customs border and protection
01:23according to u.s customs border and protection