On April 20, U.S. Customs will officially go live with the Duty Drawback Tool (DDT).

Over the past few months, countless Chinese sellers and importers have been tossed around by tariff policies that have repeatedly jumped across the board - first adding levies, then suspending them, then exempting them ...... Each adjustment is a fluctuation in the cost of real money.

And this time, the tax refund lane is finally open.

But there's one prerequisite that 90% sellers are ignoring - the

⚠️ You must complete the account opening and register your bank information in the ACE system in advance, otherwise the tax refund application is directly invalid.

There are only 7 days left on April 20, so if you haven't operated yet you need to move now.

How much is the shipping cost to send a shipment from China to USA? How much for customs clearance? How much profit is left?

The sellers who used to do U.S. direct mail have a ”safe account” in their hearts: as long as the value of the goods is not more than 800 U.S. dollars, take the duty-free channel, the tariffs saved are profits.

This ”unspoken rule” has been used for several years, feeding a large number of small and medium-sized cross-border sellers.

But now the account has to be recalculated.

In 2026, the U.S. officially eliminated the small $800 tax exemption.

What does this mean? It means that the tariffs that were previously ”earned for nothing” are now going to be paid out in real terms. For the profit is thin as a razor blade direct mail sellers, this is not just an increase in costs, but the whole model of the life and death test.

Today's article gives you the full picture: How much will the elimination of the U.S. tax exemption really affect you? What programs can help you weather the storm? What should you do now?

In today's post, we're not going to talk about anxiety, just one thing: what's next for your U.S. business, after the new rules?

Have you noticed that it's getting harder and harder to do the math in business this year?

The goods are still the same batch of goods, the customers are still the same group of customers, but every month after the calculation of the accounts, always feel that something is missing.

It's not your fault.

In April 2026, Trump made it official: the tariff on steel went up to 251 TP3T and the tariff on aluminum was pulled right up to 501 TP3T.

How many cross-border bosses' profit statements turned directly into red with a single cut.

What's worse, it's not the end of the line - pharmaceuticals, chemicals, semiconductors, who's next, no one knows.

But one thing's for sure: those businesses that don't plan their finances and taxes ahead of time are going to lose this round in a big way.

In today's article, it's all in one article: where is the money being lost under the tariff spike? How to keep the profits?

In the U.S. market, the policy changes from day to day, advertising costs are rising, profits are as thin as razor blades, and if you're not careful, you're working for nothing. European market compliance requirements are becoming more and more stringent, VAT, EPR, battery law ...... every item is a cost.

But in this “volume of life and volume of death” environment, TikTok Shop quietly put a big move - “U.S. through the ink” program, is expected in April 2026 officially online.

To explain the program in one sentence: it allows you to use the goods from the U.S. warehouse and take your business directly to Mexico.

Whether you're a veteran seller who's already deep in the U.S. or a wait-and-see who's been eyeing Latin America but is afraid to take the plunge