Ebay, ETSY warns of Trump’s sudden transmission to end a base free of duty “hurt the sellers

Americans are facing shopping for used, antique or hand -made elements on platforms such as EBAY and ETSY highly declining customs duties on international purchases next month, which may harm trade on peer sites to the counterpart.

In a surprising step late on Wednesday, President Trump ordered a removal The “minimum” treatment is exempt from customs duties On the parcels less than $ 800 from all countries, starting from August 29 -made a previous change in July 2027.

The acceleration follows pressure from the groups that argue that the exemption facilitates the smuggling of fentianil and led to a flood of cheap products that enter the United States free of customs duties, undermining American retailers and American manufacturers.

Trump ended the exempt from the customs duties of low -value parcels from China and Hong Kong at the beginning of May, which resulted in disrupting e -commerce flows to retailers via the Internet such as Shin and Timo.

According to customs and border protection, 1.36 billion US charges entered under the minimum of last year, with a total value of $ 64.6 billion.

EBY and ETSY were among the American companies that spoke against politics when CBP requested comments on the proposal to remove the minimum.

“These exemptions are a powerful tool that helps young creators, craftsmen and industries to participate in border trade and move there,” wrote the head of the global public policy of ETsy Jeffrey Zubrick in the introduction of CBP in March.

“Many American ETSY sellers rely on De Minimis to import and export products with the main commercial partners, maintain their business and generate income to support their families.”

The majority of active sellers for ETSY 5.6 million and about 90 million buyers in the United States. ETSY did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.

EBY also urged the Customs Agency to reconsider, on the pretext that De Minimis gives American consumers to reach a “global market to find value at lower prices, especially for the goods used and unique stock of its kind is not available locally.”

In the results of Wednesday, Jimmy Ion, CEO of EBY, canceled the elimination of the minimum of China as a potential disorder that may affect revenues. Ebay did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The goods that are shipped through the postal system will face a customs tariff: either “the duty of courage” equals the rate of effective tariff for the country of origin in the package or, for a period of six months, a specific tariff from 80 to 200 dollars depending on the rate of the country’s tariff out of origin.

It is the latest headache for small companies that wrestle with a great import Definitions Trump imposes it, which leads to increased costs, forcing many to high prices and taste fears that Americans will pay more for daily commodities.

Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary -General of the International Chamber of Commerce, said: “The complexity of dealing with the United States has gone with levels that no one could have imagined,” said Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary -General of the International Chamber of Commerce.

He also asked whether the American authorities could deal with customs tariff groups, which may lead to delay and accumulation.

Wilson said: “Is preparing the border trade to manage the collection of checks and duties? If not, what happens with the accumulation of customs? It is an additional additional burden from next month.”