What’s Changing
Starting May 2, the U.S. will suspend the De Minimis $800 exemption, meaning all shipments from China to the U.S. will be subject to duties and taxes. Current import duties on apparel and jewelry can reach as high as 165%–200%. However, we believe this measure is expected to be temporary, with tariffs potentially decreasing to around 50% in the coming months as negotiations progress.
What Trendsi Is Doing
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Beginning May 7, we’ll increase existing and new overseas product prices by 15%–20%, despite the actual duties being much higher. Trendsi will absorb the additional tariff costs for now, ensuring your customers won't pay any additional duties or taxes after checkout. However, Trendsi will continue to monitor the situation and may need to adjust prices again if the tariff remains high.*
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Products shipped from within the U.S. are unaffected, and we’ll continue to expand our U.S.-based selections with 2-5 business days shipping and tariff-free fulfillment.
What This Means For Your Store
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Overseas product prices will increase by 15%–20% on May 7. If you use Trendsi’s MSRP, we recommend increasing your retail prices by 8%–10% to maintain margins.
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Expect 1–2 extra business days in delivery time for overseas orders due to added customs processing.
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No changes to U.S.-shipped products (2–5 business day delivery)
What You Can Do
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Bulk-update your retail prices for overseas products by 8%–10% before May 7th, and inform your customers if necessary.
👓 See Shopify Help Article - Set fixed product prices using CSV files
- Tip: All Trendsi products are tagged with "Ship from Overseas" or "Ship from USA". You can Search & Filter by these tags in Products to only export specific products to update pricing.
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Add more “Shipped from USA” products to your store to minimize tariff impacts.
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Place wholesale orders of your bestsellers before May 7 to lock in current pricing
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Leverage what successful sellers are doing:
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Use dropshipping to test product demand by quickly launching new products with zero inventory cost.
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Once bestsellers are identified, place wholesale orders or manufacture through Trendsi to lower costs and add custom branding. These products are then stored at their own facility or in Trendsi’s U.S. warehouse for faster delivery (2–5 business days).
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Label overseas products as “Preorder” and highlight extended shipping times in the product description or collection details to set accurate customer expectations.
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*We currently do not support region-specific pricing. If your order is shipping outside of the U.S., you will not be impacted by U.S. tariff changes and we will send you a separate communication with more details.
Our team is working diligently to enhance your selling experience and support your growth. Thank you for growing with Trendsi!
Best,
The Trendsi Team