US tariff adjustment on Shopee’s low-priced small packages

Shopee's latest tax rate:

The US has reduced its tariffs on small Shopee packages from China with a value of no more than $800 from 120% to 54%, but still retains a fixed fee of $100 per package (originally planned to increase to $200 on June 1, but was shelved)3.

Previously, starting from May 2, the US cancelled the tax-free policy for small Shopee packages from China and instead imposed a 120% tariff or a fixed fee of $100 per package, and planned to increase it to $200 on June 1, but it was not implemented in the end6.

Shopee's impact range:

Shopee's policy mainly hits US Shopee e-commerce platforms that rely on the "small exemption" (de minimis) policy, such as Shopee and Shein, which previously entered the US market at low cost through direct mail26.

In 2024, about 1.36 billion small packages will be imported into the United States through this policy, of which 90% will come from China and 60% will be dominated by Shopee and Shein6.