Bad for consumers, but seems like a very good thing for AMZN?
Amazon won't have to compete against the much cheaper Temu, Aliexpress, Shein(?) etc.
Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
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Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#22Any idea why?? Presumably the tariff/trade debate?
They are trying to close the de minimis exception which is a, "100-year-old tariff loophole that Trump wants to close." https://www.theverge.com/news/605483/shein-temu-amazon-trump...
Why stop the packages though? Just make the shipper declare a value and let the receiver pay the tariff if they want their package.
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Surely the tariff/trade debate. The question is which side pulled this particular trigger? Yes, it could be Trump. But it could also be Xi, seeing that Trump just got cold feet vs. Mexico and thinking he could get ahead of things and force a concession. Folks, this is why you don't engage in brinksmanship at this scale. It gets out of hand really quickly. I await the coming economic crisis (I mean, the stock market w…
If it was China pulling the trigger, USPS wouldn't say "we are suspending acceptance of inbound parcels". It's pretty clear this is a US action.
Or China pulled the plug and this is just PR? Meh. I don't think anything's going to be "clear" here. Brinksmanship is literally a policy based on uncertainty and fear.
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
If it was China pulling the trigger, USPS wouldn't say "we are suspending acceptance of inbound parcels". It's pretty clear this is a US action.
Don't underestimate the pettiness of this administration.
What the fuck does this even mean? Is it agreeing with me, arguing I am wrong, or simply stating something related/orthogonal?
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#25Any idea why?? Presumably the tariff/trade debate?
They are trying to close the de minimis exception which is a, "100-year-old tariff loophole that Trump wants to close." https://www.theverge.com/news/605483/shein-temu-amazon-trump...
Alternate framing: "A 100-year-old thing you could do that Trump is trying to tax, also without getting permission from Congress."
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#26Any idea why?? Presumably the tariff/trade debate?
PRC hit back with tariffs vs Mexico/Canada buying time by conceding on border / drugs.
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't underestimate the pettiness of this administration.
What the fuck does this even mean? Is it agreeing with me, arguing I am wrong, or simply stating something related/orthogonal?
Mind the F-bomb's, this ain't a TISM concert mate.
It is simply stating that
if China was stopping parcels bound for the US
then the current US admin might be petty enough to pretend that they are the ones stopping incoming parcels from China to appear in control.
This doesn't seem likely, but the sentiment is reasonable .. the current crowd do seem exceptionally petty.
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#28Bad for consumers, but seems like a very good thing for AMZN? Amazon won't have to compete against the much cheaper Temu, Aliexpress, Shein(?) etc.
I got the distinct impression Amazon shifted mix significantly in that direction, via the resellers and the resellers themselves shifting
Which reminds me of a rule: price up, demand down
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#29Bad for consumers, but seems like a very good thing for AMZN? Amazon won't have to compete against the much cheaper Temu, Aliexpress, Shein(?) etc.
Cheaper and better.
This country is so painfully stupid. Now I have to pay 2x as much for inferior products, if not the same exact stuff imported by an American company.
This alone is probably going to cost me about 1000$ to 2000$ per year. We literally don't make much most of this stuff in the US. For example I just ordered a guitar bag, 15$ direct from China. The same exact bag, made in the same exact factory is going to be 40$ on Amazon.
That's assuming this resolves before resellers run out of stock.
If I had any idea this stupid policy change was happening so soon I probably would of brought more stuff.
The next 4 years are going to be very expensive, the price of everything is going to skyrocket.
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#30Oh, look! We've cut off shipments from China! Now you'll have to buy American.
News flash: we can't afford to buy American. Why do you think we were shopping there. It's too late to fix it now - we no longer have the money or the ability to make the money to buy American and even if you gave more money to Americans, prices would just increase accordingly.
Also, some of those products were paid for already. Someone owes the purchasers reimbursement for their loss.