As the United States ends a tariff exemption for small parcels today, some retailers have stopped selling to US customers, while others are seeking temporary workarounds in the hope that the tariff rate may be reduced.
The removal of 'de minimis', duty-free treatment of e-commerce packages worth less than $800 for products originating from China and Hong Kong, exposes those goods to tariffs of 145 per cent on most Chinese goods, following US President Donald Trump's decision last month - a move that upended global trade and triggered retaliation from Beijing.
British beauty products retailer Space NK has paused e-commerce orders and shipping to the US to avoid incorrect or additional costs being applied to customers' orders, the company said in a notice on Wednesday.
Singapore-based fast-fashion giant Shein sought to reassure customers in a post on its US Instagram account on Thursday saying, some products may be priced differently than before, but the majority of our collections remain as affordable as ever.
Shein sells clothes mostly manufactured in China, and the US is its biggest market.
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