How a U.S. Tax Loophole Supercharged China’s Exports

When Congress raised the threshold for imported goods to enter the United States tax-free to $800 from $200 nearly a decade ago, it threw open the door to the American consumer market. Chinese companies rushed in. First on platforms like eBay and Amazon, and then on apps like Shein and Temu, exporters funneled the products…

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Culture Secretary open to reviewing UK ‘tourist tax’

UK retailers have had a lot to complain about recently, including business rates and National Insurance contributions. But one of their biggest bugbears is the so-called tourist tax and the government has signalled that it might be open to revisiting the issue. Photo: Pexels/Public domain VAT-free shopping for tourists was all-but-abolished in the wake of…

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