Amazon may have planned to show consumers the cost of imports through digital checkout, but Chinese company Temu is moving forward in the opposite way.
Since President Donald Trump slammed China with import duties of up to 145%, Temu has begun making additional import taxes visible to all customers at checkout.
Sources say the inflammatory moves — similar plans for Amazon, removed after a quick political blow, followed by a quick political blow — is likely an act of the dominant Chinese Communist Party, designed to undermine the US and Trump.
“There's little separation between Chinese private companies and the state. That's one of the things that makes them such a scary competitor. There's no space between the Chinese government and Chinese companies.”
“Clearly we [as the world’s largest economy] It is the biggest competition ever with the Chinese economy, and at times like this they can portray the United States in a bad light.
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Temu – The Comment, which did not respond immediately to requests for comment, is a rapidly growing Chinese e-commerce platform that operates under strict regulations from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), raising concerns about its motivation.
Released in 2022 by PDD Holdings (the parent company of China's Pindu Duo), Temu killed ultra-low-priced items shipped directly from Chinese manufacturers to the US. Prices are low, numbers Imitation, Dupet And straight deception It is of a variety of quality peddled on the site.
Temu, who did not respond to requests for comment, can offer the goods at a very low price by utilizing the US De Minimis rule, allowing for tax-free entry of goods under $800. Until recently, this allowed Temu to undercut American retailers, including Amazon.
As of midnight on Friday, the exemption that Trump labeled as “big scam” earlier this week will be eliminated for all products posted from mainland China.
But now Trump's trade war with China is in full swing, and it is unclear whether the company will continue to operate and offer products at the price people want to buy them.
“This raises doubts about their biz model,” adds Halbert.
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