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What happens when you build a $70 billion business on a tariff loophole?
Temu found out in May 2025.
Source: bbc.com
Temu grew faster than any e-commerce platform in history.
$70.8 billion in sales in 2024. 416 million global users. The most downloaded app in dozens of countries.
And yet, it loses $30 on every order.
The model depended on a U.S. tariff loophole called "de minimis" — packages under $800 entered duty-free.
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When that exemption ended in May 2025, American users dropped 52% within weeks.
It's a fascinating case about the limits of blitzscaling: growth at any cost works until the cost arrives.
This new case study analyzes:
✅ The M2C (manufacturer-to-consumer) architecture and why it worked — until it didn't
✅ The hidden role of the "de minimis" tariff exemption and the collapse when it ended in May 2025
✅ The Chinese supplier revolt and the penalty system that sparked protests
✅ 4 strategic scenarios for the company's future
✅ Lessons for any business chasing growth at any cost
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42 pages of strategic analysis with data, charts and applicable frameworks.
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