TARIFF TROUBLE Millions of shoppers to see price hike from popular discount sites Shein and Temu – but there’s an American alternative

AS tariffs threaten to drive up prices of international goods, one option has emerged to save on affordable products.

Chinese brands will be heavily impacted by the tariffs.

E-commerce retail brands from China like Shein and Temu are among those that will be affected by new tariffs.

As these tariffs begin to affect the pricing of international goods, one American fast fashion brand appears to be a rising favorite for its low prices.

Old Navy, the California-based division of Gap, Inc., will not see price increases due to tariffs, as it is a US company.

TARIFFS EXPLAINED

On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order ending a widely-exploited trade loophole.

The loophole had allowed inexpensive goods from China to enter the U.S. without tariffs.

The 78-year-old president contended that the “de minimis” exemption enabled shippers from China and Hong Kong to conceal illegal substances within packages and products.

“These shippers often avoid detection due to administration of the de minimis exemption,” Trump wrote.

He claimed that duty-free imports from China “play a significant role in the synthetic opioid crisis in the United States.”

Packages qualifying for de minimis treatment are those valued under $800.

Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu have previously taken advantage of the exemption to sell extremely low-cost products to U.S. shoppers.

Now, they face significant impacts from the new tariffs.