Shein sought to clarify "a lot of confusion ... our operating expenses have gone up. To keep offering the products you love without compromising on quality, we will be making price adjustments.

The online retailers previously built their brands selling cheap goods. Cheap clothing and products from Shein and other Chinese online retailers are among the products impacted by tariffs ...

Since launching in the United States, Shein and Temu gave Western retailers a run for their money by offering products at ultra-low prices, coupled with avalanches of digital or influencer advertising ...

though it is unclear if this is because the items selected come from shippers closer to the U.S. or our sample did not capture the most impacted products. Shein item prices before and after 4/25/25.

The average cost of 98 products consistently tracked by Bloomberg News on Shein’s website was $5.56 on Wednesday, down about 13% from a May 7 peak of $6.38.

Shein declined to comment. Shein has increased prices by as much as 377 per cent on some products in the US — such as hair ties — ahead of the implementation of higher tariffs. However ...