E-Commerce

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Tariffs on small packages between China and Hong Kong "increased to 90%"
Trump's heavy blow puts Chinese e-commerce in a survival crisis

中港小額包裹關稅「增至90%」 川普出重拳「陸電商」陷生存危機｜十點不一樣20250409

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wiuO9z3CnmA

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Chinese Sellers On Amazon Panic After Trump's Tariff Bazooka
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chine ... ff-bazooka

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Temu, Shein Slash Massive US Ad Spend, Threaten Higher Prices Over Tariffs
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tem ... er-tariffs

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Shein hikes US prices as much as 377% ahead of tariff increases
https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/u ... -increases

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TikTok fined EUR530 million for illegally sending EU data to China
https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/t ... data-china

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Temu Ends China Shipments To US After Trump Closes "De Minimis" Loophole
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/temu- ... s-loophole

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Chinese e-commerce giants make expensive bets on fast deliveries

By Casey Hall & Sophie Yu

Alibaba and JD.com have opened a new front in the ongoing battle for market share, with both expanding aggressively into so-called instant retail centred around delivery speeds of 30 to 60 minutes this year.

The new turf war focused on speed is coming at a high cost in the short term as the e-commerce giants look to entice consumers with hefty discounts.

JD.com's JD Takeaway and Alibaba's food delivery app Ele.me last month each pledged 10 billion yuan (US$1.38 billion) in subsidies.

The competition is so intense, there's not a lot of incremental growth opportunities, so everybody is moving into everybody else's territories and instant retail is the latest example of that.

China's food delivery market leader Meituan has moved to grow its business by expanding its instashopping platform, which delivers non-food goods within 30 minutes and JD.com announced its entry into food delivery in February.

As of Dec 31, Alibaba, JD.com and Meituan had net cash positions of 400 billion, 144 billion and 110 billion yuan respectively.

Source: Reuters

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U.S. to cut "de minimis" exception

A White House executive order on Monday said levies on shipments valued at up to $800 and delivered via postal services from China will be slashed to 54% from May 14.

A flat fee of $100 will be in effect as well.

These items were previously able to enter the United States with no duties and limited inspections under what was known as the "de minimis" exception.

More than 90% of packages entering the U.S. have used this rule in recent years, with roughly 60% of those coming from China.

The Trump administration moved to end this exemption in February, placing a tariff of 120% on these goods and a flat fee of $200.

The changes, which Washington said were necessary to combat exploitation by bargain e-commerce retailers like Shein and Temu and help stem the flow of the illegal drug fentanyl into the U.S., were due to come into force by June.

Source: investing.com

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China's "zero-dollar shopping" chaos: extreme discounts offered by delivery platforms lead to vicious competition

中國「零元購」亂象　外送平台推極端優惠釀惡性競爭｜#鏡新聞

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWIKcqXvItQ

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Trump Closes Duty-Free De Minimis Loophole With Executive Order
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump ... tive-order