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James48

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5. You can bet that there will be no room at the customs warehouse

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #4)

Sat May 3, 2025, 09:27 PM

May 3

If everybody abandons their purchases because they don’t want to pay the tariff, then will it just sit there and take up space?

I can see lots of government sales of abandoned cargo that was not paid tariff wise.

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Temu halts shipping direct from China as de minimis tariff loophole is cut off [View all] BumRushDaShow May 3 OP

There is now a minum tarrif of $20/item or 30% of its value, whichever is greater.... getagrip_already May 3 #1

Look how they frame it as trump closing a loophole instead taxing the bejeezus out of us Blues Heron May 3 #2

The 'loophole' being closed isn't so much a loophole . . . Aussie105 May 4 #7

So by doing this, Trump is able to decide what companies can do business in the US. n/t forgotmylogin May 3 #3

Now they say local seller and no tariffs on this purchase kimbutgar May 3 #4

You can bet that there will be no room at the customs warehouse James48 May 3 #5

Temu, eBay, AliExpress, etc. Aussie105 May 4 #6