Bipartisan Bill Tackles Loophole Used by Chinese E-Retailers, Fentanyl Dealers

A group of senators introduced the FIGHTING for America Act to tighten rules that allowed low-value imports to avoid taxes, tariffs, and inspections.

This photo illustration shows the Shein app on the App Store reflected in the Temu logo, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 23, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A bipartisan bill was introduced on Thursday in a bid to stop the United States from being flooded by counterfeits, forced labour products, and fentanyl from China.

The new bill will tighten the so-called de minimis entry rule which allowed Chinese e-commerce giants such as Shein and Temu to avoid tariffs, taxes, and customs inspections by shipping small packages directly to U.S. consumers, according to an explanatory note.