With Trump's tariffs on China soaring past 100% on Wednesday, America's access to low-cost fast fashion retailers like Shein and Temu may soon change.

Shein and Temu rapidly expanded in the U.S. using the de minimis provision to deliver ultra-cheap fast-fashion items from China.

Attention, bargain hunters – the days of scooping up ultra-cheap finds from Temu and Shein may be numbered. On 8 April 2025, the Trump administration unleashed a sweeping new round of tariffs, tripling levies on low-value imports from China and threatening to unravel the business models of two of the world's biggest budget e-commerce platforms.