According to Juozas Kaziukėnas, an independent analyst in the E -commerce sector, the novelty has brought Temu closer to his competitors. “Today Temu looks a lot like AmazonBecause everything you buy today comes out of their warehouse in the United States, probably in a few days“, he says.
Responses from customers and sellers
But this also means that many American buyers have that Suddenly a much more narrow selection products on Temu. And they didn’t take it right. On social media such as Reddit, different people They told Hundreds of products that had suddenly saved were exhausted within one night.
“I have been trusted much in the articles of Temu for my company, and I am going crazy because I cannot find any of my usual shares“, wrote a user in the Sumddit R/Temprohings. Another has shared a screenshot that seems to have a chat with the in-app customer service of Temu, in which it is informed that that is The platform “He is currently unable to view articles outside the United States“Without receiving details about the duration of the limitation.
The novelty He also confused Temu sellers in Chinawho apparently were not warned about the fact that the Americans could no longer buy their products. To worsen the situation, there is the fact that the E -Commerce would remove various sellers in China last week, before removing and withdrawing the measure, according to what reported by the sellers who shared their Chinese social experiences, Rednote.
The furniture dealer has heard by Waded confirmed that all its products from China are no longer visible in the United States, a decision she regards to be linked to the recent Withdrawal of the Sun -being “Exemption The Minimis”A rule that enables Americans to import packages of less than 800 dollars around the world without having to pay tasks.
Temu, Shein and other companies that sell Chinese goods have benefited from this exception for years, which according to critics would have given foreign online shopping platforms unfair benefit. At the beginning of this year, Trump issued an executive order that determines that the exemption will no longer apply to shipments from China from 2 May.
How Temu changes
Trump’s commercial war can radically change the way Temu is active in the United States And his strategies to maintain American customers. The company has become popular in the country, both because of the huge advertisement That for the lowest prices for applied items comparable to those available on other e -commerce platforms. But with the new heavy taxes on Chinese import and the end of the exemption the minimis, the costs of the Temu’s products can considerably increase the times and run the risk of the times to receive packages, which will now be subject to a more rigorous consent process.
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