# Temu on The No Agenda Show

Temu comes up in 7 chapters across 7 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2024 to August 2025.

- **Chapters:** 7
- **Episodes:** 7
- **Discussed:** July 2024 – August 2025
- **Related topics:** [Tariffs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tariffs.md), [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [De Minimis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/de-minimis.md), [Shein](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shein.md), [Aliexpress](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/aliexpress.md), [Amazon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amazon.md), [Brian Mann](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brian-mann.md), [Chase Bank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chase-bank.md), [Congress](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/congress.md), [Counterfeit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/counterfeit.md)

## Chapters 1–7 of 7

### De Minimis Exemption, International Shipping Scams

- **Episode:** [1795: Dead Feathered](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1795-dead-feathered.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-31
- **Time:** 1:12:14–1:17:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1795-dead-feathered/chapter/de-minimis-exemption-international-shipping-scams.md

The U.S. has ended the $800 duty-free "de minimis" exemption for international parcels, leading to increased paperwork and higher costs for consumers. A listener reports paying nearly double the price for a Chinese joystick part due to new tariffs and fees. The hosts also warn of Instagram scams where sellers claim to be going out of business to lure buyers into purchasing low-quality goods from China.

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### De Minimis Exemption, Low-Value Import Tariffs

- **Episode:** [1793: Retribution](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1793-retribution.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-24
- **Time:** 1:49:13–1:56:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1793-retribution/chapter/de-minimis-exemption-low-value-import-tariffs.md

The U.S. government has lowered the "de minimis" tariff exemption from $800 to $100, impacting low-value imports from companies like Temu and Shein. The $800 threshold was originally established in 2015 under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. The change has caused confusion among European postal services, leading some to temporarily suspend shipments to the United States.

Keywords: [de minimis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/de-minimis.md), [tariffs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tariffs.md), [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [temu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/temu.md), trade facilitation act

### France Targets Cheap Chinese Imports and Temu

- **Episode:** [1760: Mercenary Spyware](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1760-mercenary-spyware.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-01
- **Time:** 2:47:00–2:49:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1760-mercenary-spyware/chapter/france-targets-cheap-chinese-imports-and-temu.md

French ministers have unveiled a plan to combat the flood of low-cost parcels from Chinese platforms like Temu and Shein, which sent 1.5 billion packages to France last year. The government plans to triple inspections and end customs duty exemptions for small parcels to protect local fashion brands from counterfeit goods and unfair competition. Reports indicate that over 90% of these cheap imports are unsafe or fail to meet environmental standards.

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### Closing the De Minimis Loophole for Temu and Shein

- **Episode:** [1753: Local Jamoke](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1753-local-jamoke.md)
- **Published:** 2025-04-06
- **Time:** 47:33–56:47
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1753-local-jamoke/chapter/closing-the-de-minimis-loophole-for-temu-and-shein.md

An executive order set for May 2nd will close the "de minimis" loophole that allowed shipments under $800 from China and Hong Kong to enter the U.S. duty-free. This change targets e-commerce giants like Temu and Shein, which ship roughly 4 million packages daily. Proponents of the order argue it will curb the flow of illegal fentanyl and address unfair competition for U.S. textile manufacturers.

Keywords: [de minimis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/de-minimis.md), [temu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/temu.md), [shein](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shein.md), [brian mann](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brian-mann.md), [fentanyl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fentanyl.md)

### Temu Carve-Out, Data Security and Equal Protection

- **Episode:** [1731: Cyber Timebombs](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1731-cyber-timebombs.md)
- **Published:** 2025-01-19
- **Time:** 1:00:42–1:04:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1731-cyber-timebombs/chapter/temu-carve-out-data-security-and-equal-protection.md

TikTok's lawyers highlighted a "carve-out" in the law for e-commerce platforms like Temu, which also utilize Chinese algorithms and collect American user data. The argument suggests that if data security were the sole concern, Congress would not have exempted other major Chinese-controlled platforms. This discrepancy forms the basis of an equal protection argument against the targeted divestiture of TikTok.

Keywords: [temu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/temu.md), divestiture, [data security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-security.md), [congress](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/congress.md), [equal protection](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/equal-protection.md)

### Temu and Sheen Investigation, Chase Bank TikTok Fraud

- **Episode:** [1692: Salted Ducks](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1692-salted-ducks.md)
- **Published:** 2024-09-05
- **Time:** 2:47:48–2:54:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1692-salted-ducks/chapter/temu-and-sheen-investigation-chase-bank-tiktok-fraud.md

Federal regulators are calling for an investigation into Chinese e-commerce sites Temu and Sheen over the sale of potentially dangerous baby products. Meanwhile, Chase Bank issued a warning regarding a viral TikTok "glitch" that was actually a form of check fraud. The hosts suggest these stories are often pushed by domestic competitors like Amazon to discredit foreign platforms.

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### European Tariffs on Chinese E-Commerce Apps

- **Episode:** [1674: We're Working!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1674-we-re-working.md)
- **Published:** 2024-07-04
- **Time:** 2:13:47–2:16:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1674-we-re-working/chapter/european-tariffs-on-chinese-e-commerce-apps.md

European regulators are considering ending duty-free exemptions for low-cost goods from Chinese apps like Temu and AliExpress. The hosts discuss reports from Grizzly Research labeling these platforms as "cleverly hidden spyware" and a threat to Western economic interests.

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