"At some point there's going to be 3 million of these goods piling up a day and customs can do their best, but they're not equipped," said Hugo Pakula, CEO of supply chain compliance company Tru Identity. "They have to do 10x more screenings this week than last week."
CBP has said it processed more than 1.3 billion de minimis shipments in 2024. A 2023 report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party found that Temu and Shein are "likely responsible" for more than 30% of de minimis shipments into the U.S.