Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and PDD Holdings Inc.’s Temu platform say they have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an additional 30% levy after President Donald Trump earlier this week hiked tariffs on goods imported to the US from China and Hong Kong.

Mr Trump’s new trade barriers will be a blow not only to American consumers, but also to the e-commerce companies that have cashed in on the de minimis exemption. Shein, a Chinese apparel group whose largest market is America,

Ultra-cheap clothing from China could get more expensive under President Trump's new tariffs, and help Amazon edge out competition from overseas. An additional 10% tariff on all Chinese goods went into effect on Tuesday, the same day President Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs against Mexico and Canada for 30 days.