I thought it was generally understood not to mention what the details are about how shipments arrive because there's eyes everywhere...
New 10% tariffs on goods from China
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touringsedan
New_Member
Reading the current presidential order states that de minimis no longer applies to anything coming from China and is in effect 2/4/25 at 12:01am. All in route packages are exempt.
Any clue how on earth this will work? Customs can't process all the de minimis packages the same as regular duty.
Thoughts?
Any clue how on earth this will work? Customs can't process all the de minimis packages the same as regular duty.
Thoughts?
I'm guessing that all packages will need a customs slip declaring contents and value, and the tax will have to be paid on the value. There will be no more exemption on inspections, but they can't inspect a billion packages. There will be random checks, and I don't know what happens to companies that make false declarations. Do they just start another puppet company to ship from, or do they do the trans-ship tactic and send it to another country that still have the de minimis exemption.
Of course, China could cut a deal. I'm not trying to be political, but Trump does love to make deals.
I don't think anyone, including the US and China, knows what will happen. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out.
Of course, China could cut a deal. I'm not trying to be political, but Trump does love to make deals.
I don't think anyone, including the US and China, knows what will happen. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out.
Panda King
Registered
Exporters will start selling to us at cost and charging the difference in freight fees not subject to or paid in a separate transaction to avoid the tariff.
YES!!! And TEMU!! ... and if I need something quicker, it's TikTok Shop (which seems to be all Shein and Temu stuff already in the US and ready to ship so it's a little more expensive at the jump but delivers quick)Shein has been funding my weight loss wardrobe lately. This is devastating.My local thrift stores aren't worth the price, it's all shein clothes but somehow marked up even higher.
My AliExpress might go away too
OMG!! I literally just downloaded that app like an hour ago! I thought I had already looked at crap on their site, but then I realized that I have been thinking that my Alibaba was AliExpress! Now I wish I would have realized my error LONG ago!!My AliExpress might go away too
I am terrible about losing things, so I use ali to get bulk emr stylus's for my tablet and e-reader. You're telling me I have to NOT LOSE something? It's also where I get all my fancy Japanese paper and binders and notebooks.
How can people tell I'm a snowflake if I'm using boring old American stationary?! And all my cheap, HEMA filled nail products that will give me acrylate allergies eventually 
HOW ARE WE NOT FRIENDS ALREADY?!?!!? This is so me!!! Between peps and cheap "backups" from China, these tariffs actually had me digging around indiamart and echemi to see if I could find a quick substitute. Especially the cheap nail supply stuff. The look of distain on my face now as I walk down the nail aisle of Sally Beauty!I am terrible about losing things, so I use ali to get bulk emr stylus's for my tablet and e-reader. You're telling me I have to NOT LOSE something? It's also where I get all my fancy Japanese paper and binders and notebooks.
I have to admit, the made-in-china app is a literal rabbit hole ... and I will never look at anything the same way. That site is full of the most random sh*t and even the full on manufacturing machines to make said random sh*t. I even reached out to someone and bought the most perfect LV knockoff purse I've ever seen! $17 ... and then there's Live streams all over TikTok selling the exact same ones for $119-$140/ea. I'm like ... I know where you got that! Hahaha!! The indiamart one is a little harder to and more frustrating to use. As for pep sourcing, it's a crap shoot and the few vendors I have contacted dont have competitive pricing at all.
Muji, Daiso, Kinokuniya stores should have you covered on your Japanese stationery needs, at least.I am terrible about losing things, so I use ali to get bulk emr stylus's for my tablet and e-reader. You're telling me I have to NOT LOSE something? It's also where I get all my fancy Japanese paper and binders and notebooks.
Noooo you just gave me another website, just as I CAN'T USE IT.HOW ARE WE NOT FRIENDS ALREADY?!?!!? This is so me!!! Between peps and cheap "backups" from China, these tariffs actually had me digging around indiamart and echemi to see if I could find a quick substitute. Especially the cheap nail supply stuff. The look of distain on my face now as I walk down the nail aisle of Sally Beauty!
The indiamart one is a little harder to and more frustrating to use. As for pep sourcing, it's a crap shoot and the few vendors I have contacted dont have competitive pricing at all.
Like yea they're full of chemicals... But hema free just doesn't do magnetic gels JUSTICE, you know? My goal WAS to lose enough weight to be able to fit in the cute Shein bras
It's awfully consumerist of me, but I just lose everything. I switched to an android based e-reader just so I could use find my android on it- I used to buy used kindles for $20 on eBay every time I lost one. When I cleaned out my old car, I found FOUR. I keep backups of my backups. I have a watch attached to my planner that goes off three times a day to remind me to take my pills and check my planner to see if I'm forgetting anything important/ need to write something down
nonyabizznez
Registered
You just described the domestic peptide market!
Oh ffs who is sitting around making these insanely disruptive decisions that don’t seem to have any purpose or objective
So many people buy from Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and even Amazon allows for direct from China shipping. Not just consumers but businesses too. I can't see where this USPS rule is going to be implemented for very long.
needless to say a lot of our peptides came through USPS. I've only ordered a couple of times where it came through FedEx.
Same USPS that takes every step they can to get out of doing their job.
- Have a pinecone on the ground infront of a mailbox? "Can't access mailbox."
- Here's a multi-million (potentially billion) dollar contract to deliver Amazon. "Nope. That's too much work."
- Former owners had a dog that barked and seemed "scary" 6 years ago. (Today) "Dangerous dog. Can't deliver mail."
- 1" of snow falls. Frantically shoveling and de-icing mailbox area and driveway. 30 minutes later, mail truck goes by. "Mailbox plowed in with snow. Can't access mailbox."
It's the same song and dance with USPS. They really need to pick a team. Either be a private sector company ... or be a government controlled and operated department. This half-in-half-out sh*t is so obnoxious. I get they struggle to hire ... but doesn't everyone these days???
I just made a thread on this but didn't see it was posted here and deleted.
I'm curious what effect this will have. I think my last shipment was fedex too nope just looked was usps.... lol
heyitsjulia
New Member
Been a lurker for a while. I recently joined the forum and ugh...This is so frustrating. I finally found what works for me and this happens. Though, based on verbiage, I think it only affects parcels sent through China Post and not Fedex or DHL. I don't think I've ever received something from China Post.
clevesand
Member
I don't think they're set up to collect customs fees so they had to suspend shipments. I've been importing for over 20 years from China. Anything that required as customs fee always came through DHL. The answer to who is making these decisions is..Donald Trump. And I'm not trying to get political, I'm stating the obvious facts
I think the package starts as "China Post" then after it goes through Customs, it gets transferred to another carrier. Anytime something has shipped via DHL, I always have the best luck as the tracking #'s really don't change. They just add a prefix of numbers in front once it gets scanned in at the first US DHL plant.
