Duty-free curb called 'self-defeating'

The Trump administration's latest tariff policy to cancel tax exemptions on low-value packages from China will disrupt the international trade order and increase costs for US consumers, according to Chinese industry associations and experts.

The policy to end the de minimis exemption for imports from China is "a blatantly self-defeating move" that will not only undermine the stability of global consumer goods supply chains, but also severely harm the interests of US consumers, the China National Light Industry Council said in a statement on Friday.

The association also called on the international community to stand united against this "trade bullying" and resolutely uphold a fair and mutually beneficial global trade system.