White House Targets Chinese Retailers With Planned Trade Fix (1)

The Biden administration is moving to narrow a trade loophole that Chinese online retailers like Shein and Temu have used to ship a torrent of packages containing cheap goods into the US every day.

White House officials on Friday announced they intend to propose rules that would rein in use of the so-called de minimis exemption allowing products worth less than $800 to go directly to consumers without customs declarations or duties. The measures are aimed at reducing the evasion of US tariffs on Chinese goods and preventing fentanyl-laced shipments from entering the country.

They would remove de minimis eligibility ...