News / Chinese e-commerce imports also feeding US fentanyl crisis, claim

Concerns are mounting among US legislators that surging Chinese e-commerce imports are feeding the fentanyl epidemic, as well as costing the country tax revenue.

The emergence of online retail giants Shein and Temu has led to significant online debate over whether the country needs to remove its de minimis policy, which exempts imported goods valued below $800 from duty, to regain lost revenue.

But US Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried said legislators were now concerned ...