Popular online retailers including Shein, Temu, and Amazon.com's new Haul service send packages directly from Chinese factories to US shoppers and use de minimis to keep prices low
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“Well that was a fun Tuesday through Friday, if you work in global e-commerce,” said Derek Lossing, CEO of e-commerce and global supply chain firm Cirrus Global Advisors. Temu and Shein combined ship around 9,000 metric tons of cargo worldwide every day, or approximately 88 full Boeing 777 freighters, said Niall van de Wouw, chief air freight officer at freight pricing platform Xeneta.
Many shipping experts and attorneys warned that switch would overwhelm customs inspections because the agency does not have systems and processes in place. Its staff are also stretched thin because they fall under the US Department of Homeland Security, which also is responsible for border security.
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