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Is air shipping how temu works too?
Yes, same with Temu and Tic Tok Shop. Air shipping individual packages lets them fall under the De Minimis exemption in the US and hide from import taxes or nosey slave labor watchdogs.
They also ship in smaller dollar amounts, under $800, to dodge taxes. Maybe that what you meant as well? Biden just bitched about this or I would have never known.
Yep, that's exactly right. De Minimis was intended to prevent people from shipping stuff back from vacation or family from paying taxes twice. These companies exploit that loophole to avoid the standard customs and imports procedures retailers normally go through. The Biden admin is currently looking to lower the De Minimis for that reason.