News / Lowering duty-free ceiling on Chinese ecomm imports 'no magic bullet'

Changes to US de minimis rules will not have the desired “magic bullet” effect on the flood of cheap Chinese goods into the country.

Expectations are that if US legislators dramatically reduce the $800 de minimis exemption, this will put the brakes on the surging shipments from Chinese e-commerce heavy hitters Shein and Temu.

Those expectations have been dashed by Cargolux CEO Richard Forson, who told The Loadstar: “If we look at Europe as the example, ...