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Washington’s New Tariffs Could Level the Playing Field Between Temu and Amazon
The tariffs may close a loophole that exempted imports of packages with a value of $800 or less from previous tariffs.
The logo of Chinese e-commerce company Temu displayed on a mobile phone holding in front of a screen bearing a website page of the e-commerce company, in Brussels, on Nov. 4, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”
