- Temu and Shein will be getting more expensive come 25th April 2025.
- The companies are blaming increases to their operating expenses thanks to sweeping export tariffs from the US.
- Other international companies will likely be increasing their prices in the coming months, including for South Africans.
Honestly, this is probably one of the few good things coming out of this tariff war.
Should have accomplished it the right way by getting rid of the loophole that makes those sites so profitable instead
This is such an awful idea as it stops us from buying international packages from anywhere. The ‘loophole’ is already closed for China.
And still not enough to curb the amount of trash being produced, shipped around the world and then trashed locally when it doesn’t match the expectations of the buyer / rips after putting it on.
What does this have to do with technology though
It was posted on the World Wide Web
E-commerce platform changes?
Basically, the effect of tariffs on the chinese e-commerce platforms.
I don’t shop on either, but somehow Shien started emailing me and Gmail report spam and unsubscribing isn’t stopping the emails.