Recently, the Biden administration announced plans to tighten the "small exemption" policy, especially for low-value goods from China. Specific adjustments include canceling the duty-free status of sensitive products, involving 70% of clothing and textiles imported from China, and canceling the duty-free status of products that may be subject to tariffs under Section 301, 232 or 201. The United States' "small exemption" policy allows goods with a retail value of less than $800 to enter the country without import tariffs and are exempt from strict inspections by its Customs and Border Protection Agency.

According to data from the United States, the value of goods imported under this policy has doubled over the past decade, reaching $23.4 billion in 2023; the number of packages enjoying this treatment has increased from 140 million pieces per year to over 1 billion pieces. Among them, the value of goods from China is about $4.6 billion, and Chinese fast fashion company Xiyin and cross-border retail e-commerce Temu together occupy one-third of this market. Therefore, for the leading companies in China's cross-border e-commerce industry, the new situation undoubtedly heralds the arrival of "profound changes."