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Creators selling goods say tariffs and trade policy have cost sales and disrupted supply chains
Summary
E‑commerce creators who import products told the House Small Business Committee that recent tariff actions and changes to de minimis thresholds disrupted shipments, forced skipped subscription boxes and cost an estimated $250,000 in lost sales for at least one witness.
Multiple witnesses at a House Small Business Committee hearing said recent U.S. trade and tariff changes disrupted supply chains for creators who sell physical goods and that the uncertainty has generated direct revenue losses.
Jesse Appel, founder of Jesse’s Tea House, testified that tariffs and sudden policy changes halted shipments from…
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