President Donald Trump’s tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico target a trade provision that helped spur the rise of low-cost retailers like Temu and Shein. Lawmakers have argued that de minimis provision has helped Chinese e-commerce companies undercut competitors with lower prices.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico target a trade provision that helped fuel the explosive growth of budget online retailers, including Temu and Shein.

Donald Trump’s tariffs could stop Chinese fashion firms Shein and Temu from flooding the market with clothes and goods at low prices.

Washington is taking aim at a loophole that retailers from PDD Holdings Inc.’s Temu to fashion-focused Shein have exploited for years to expand rapidly in

President Donald Trump's new tariff orders against Canada, Mexico and China all contain clauses suspending a duty-free exemption for low-value shipments below $800 that is widely seen as a loophole that has allowed shipments of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the United States.