# Temu and JD.com pivot to US warehouses as parcel duties rise

*Chinese retail platforms are replacing direct-from-factory air cargo with bonded domestic logistics after the elimination of Section 321 exemptions raised direct shipment import duties.*

**Published:** November 4, 2026  
**By:** Hao Feng  
**Section:** Trade & Industrial Policy — China  
**Format:** Policy Tracker  
**Confidence:** high  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/temu-jd-com-pivot-us-warehouses-parcel-duties-rise-1122  
**Publisher:** East Asia Brief (https://eastasiabrief.com/)

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## What to know

- Section 321 de minimis suspension forces cross-border e-commerce into domestic US warehousing
- Temu targets 80% domestic fulfillment while JD Logistics operates 200 overseas warehouses
- US International Trade Commission holds regulatory enforcement review on Dec. 15, 2026

![Workers and an automated transport robot handle packaged goods along a wide aisle inside a large fulfillment warehouse. (AI-generated image)](https://eastasiabrief.com/media/2026-11-04-018916cebf14.webp)
*Workers and an automated transport robot handle packaged goods along a wide aisle inside a large fulfillment warehouse. (AI-generated image)*

Temu and JD.com accelerated their corporate shift toward domestic United States fulfillment warehouses and local supplier networks on Nov. 3, 2026, restructuring transpacific retail supply chains away from tariff-exempt air cargo.

The operational realignment responds to federal trade measures that suspended duty-free parcel entries under Section 321 de minimis rules. The previous statutory loophole permitted shipments valued below $800 to enter duty-free, handling 1.36 billion import parcels annually.

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Cite as: East Asia Brief, "Temu and JD.com pivot to US warehouses as parcel duties rise," November 4, 2026. https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/temu-jd-com-pivot-us-warehouses-parcel-duties-rise-1122