Liz Young

Amazon has built the supply chain for itself as a major online retailer.

And now this move will in earnest put it up against some of the largest third-party logistics companies in the world.

Amazon for years has offered these supply chain services, but it's largely been a piecemeal effort.

Those services included allowing e-commerce brands to put their inventory in Amazon warehouses, have Amazon handle the fulfillment of those orders directly to consumers.

Over the years, Amazon has built out its own ocean and air transportation capabilities.

Its warehouse network has expanded.

It's even entered the parcel carrier space.

Amazon, by some metrics, is already the largest third-party logistics provider in the world.

And now this move will, in earnest, put it up against companies like DSV, DHL, Kuhn & Nagel, and then domestically in the U.S.

and UPS, FedEx, USPS.

My name is Liz Young. I'm a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and I cover supply chain and logistics.

My name is Liz Young. I'm a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and I cover supply chain and logistics.

My name is Liz Young. I'm a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and I cover supply chain and logistics.

It's a phrase that comes from Latin that essentially means it's of little value. So many countries around the world have these de minimis trade provisions. And in essence, it means it's not worth the government's time to collect de tariffs on small goods. You know, it's just not that much money that they're going to get from the process. So in the U.S., the provision dates to 1938.

It's a phrase that comes from Latin that essentially means it's of little value. So many countries around the world have these de minimis trade provisions. And in essence, it means it's not worth the government's time to collect de tariffs on small goods. You know, it's just not that much money that they're going to get from the process. So in the U.S., the provision dates to 1938.

It's a phrase that comes from Latin that essentially means it's of little value. So many countries around the world have these de minimis trade provisions. And in essence, it means it's not worth the government's time to collect de tariffs on small goods. You know, it's just not that much money that they're going to get from the process. So in the U.S., the provision dates to 1938.

It was originally aimed at helping Americans bring back little like souvenirs and things from traveling abroad. I believe it started at a dollar back then, and it's been increased several times over the years, most recently from $200 in 2016 to $800.

It was originally aimed at helping Americans bring back little like souvenirs and things from traveling abroad. I believe it started at a dollar back then, and it's been increased several times over the years, most recently from $200 in 2016 to $800.

It was originally aimed at helping Americans bring back little like souvenirs and things from traveling abroad. I believe it started at a dollar back then, and it's been increased several times over the years, most recently from $200 in 2016 to $800.

So over the past decade, we've seen usage of this skyrocket. I mean, it is absolutely swelled. And that has been driven by Chinese-based or Chinese-founded sellers who are shipping parcels directly to consumers in the U.S. from China. So the most popular of these, of course, being Shein and Timu. Hey guys, here's a summer Shein haul.