This video gives an interesting background.
This adds context to our prior discussion of the impact of the Universal Postal Union on direct shipments from China:
Additionally, the new video noted that small shipments such as individual Temu/Shein orders of widgets or clothing pass duty/tariff-free whereas a US reseller who buys a pallet of widgets or clothes to resell on Amazon or eBay has to pay to import.
I don’t know about Shein, but I would not trust them or Temu with a credit card.
Now as for Amazon, I have their credit card, but still there are problems with “direct from China” via Amazon.
One instance the item of clothing would fit a doll. The seller said ship it back, but it would cost about half a C note to do that.
Amazon gave in and said throw it away and erased it from my card.
The seller is no longer on Amazon or at least not under that name.
Now as to the post, the bottom line is money. If there was a secure way to purchase things from or via Temu, I might try it. But some “seller / reseller” in the US that buys bulk is gonna get hurt in their pocket as well as Amazon’s overhead.