Fast fashion faces price hike as U.S. closes China import loophole, pushing shoppers to thrifting

Fast fashion giants Shein and Temu are hiking prices as a key U.S. trade exemption expires Friday, and shoppers are already feeling the impact.

The long-standing “de minimis rule,” which has allowed imported goods valued under $800 to enter the U.S. without duties or customs paperwork for years, will no longer apply to goods from mainland China and Hong Kong — home to most of the inventory sold by the two companies. Read more at Washington Times.