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Trump’s Tariffs Drive 30% Cost Surge for Chinese E-Commerce Exporters

Trump’s Tariffs Drive 30% Cost Surge for Chinese E-Commerce Exporters

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2025-05-01 10:29:01
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Chinese e-commerce exporters face a steep 30% price hike in tariffs imposed by the Trump administration since early April. The policy shift has forced enterprises to urgently rethink their business models, particularly for platforms like Shein, Temu, and Alibaba, which rely heavily on the U.S. market—accounting for 30% of China’s total online exports.

At Alibaba’s Hangzhou headquarters, exporters gathered to strategize survival tactics. The tariffs threaten to disrupt a sector already grappling with global supply chain volatility. No direct cryptocurrency or exchange implications were identified in the report, but trade policy shocks often Ripple through cross-border payment flows and merchant adoption of digital assets.

|Square

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