US shoppers pay for Trump tariffs on Temu, as Shein also raises prices

A look at 14 shipped-from-China items on Temu’s bestsellers list showed taxes exceeded the value of the product. A US$19.49 power strip, for instance, attracted US$27.

56 in import charges as of Monday, or 1.41 times the price of the product. However, there are no import surcharges on items that are already available in US warehouses, keeping the prices of such goods generally stable.



Among the top 80 items on Temu’s recommended bestsellers, 66 items are marked to be shipped from local warehouses, according to data compiled by Bloomberg..