Lorianna Calhoun, buying from Shein, tells Wired that about 170 items that were once on her wish list Shein, 40 seem unavailable now. She noticed that they disappeared on Thursday afternoon. It is not clear how shein can choose what elements can be removed, but Calhoun says that at least in her case most of the goods she observed, lacked eyelashes and hair products. “Usually, when things sell, you can still click the element and see all reviews and stuff,” he explains. “But for eyelashes he says:” I’m sorry that this item has been removed. This product does not exist. “
The Reddit user, who asked to preserve anonymous for privacy reasons, shared the screenshots of Wired, which show half of the products in the Shein basket, also became unavailable on Thursday, primarily objects from the Shein’s Sheglam Cosmetics line. They say that they plan to wait and check if the products will soon return to Shein. “Shein and they will still get my company. If they raise their prices, I hope it will be only a bit, “says Reddit.
Ago and Shein did not answer the requests for comment from Wired.
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In 2023, one -third of de minimis shipments that came to the USA came from China, According to Chinese exports and US imports. Many arrived through an air charge in just a few days, and not through ocean freight, which may take weeks or even over a month.
“These companies have improved this current miracle that it sends from China to the USA in a very coherent and reliable way,” says Juozas Kaziukėnas, founder of ECOMmerce Intelligence Marketplace Pulse. The tariffs announced by Trump last week not only raised costs for companies such as Shein and this, but can also delay the shipping process, because logistics companies and customs brokers adapt to government requirements.
But this does not affect all products and services ago and Shein, because both companies have more and more often stored in American warehouses over the past few years to get orders for customers even faster. The Biden administration has also repeatedly signaled that she is interested in the reform of the de minimis import release, motivating companies to reduce their relief.
From Friday, the American website was almost completely filled with products that the company was sent from local warehouses – which means that they have already cleaned American customs and potentially crossed the border before the tariffs even come into force.