What Is DHgate? App Surges in Popularity, but Might Not Be Helpful Against Tariffs

Experts warn against direct Chinese factory purchases promoted on TikTok

By Pooja Mamnoor Click here for updates on this story     4/22/25 (LAPost.com) — A recent wave of viral TikTok videos encouraging Americans to purchase products directly from Chinese factories has propelled Chinese e-commerce applications DHgate and Taobao near the top of the most downloaded iPhone apps in the U.S., according to Sensor Tower. The videos, which have gained substantial traction amid concerns about rising tariffs on Chinese goods, …

What Is DHgate? App Surges in Popularity, but Might Not Be Helpful Against Tariffs

American consumers have become enamored with the Chinese shopping app DHgate, but hopes that it might be a way around President Donald Trump's tariff agenda don't hold up to scrutiny.

The truth behind the viral Chinese TikToks: Experts weigh in

Chinese suppliers have been flooding social media, asking American consumers to buy luxury brands directly from them as the tariff war between the U.S. and China ramps up.

Videos on TikTok exploit trade war to sell fake luxury goods

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Paris. Luxury bags at sale prices? In TikTok, viral videos accuse prestigious brands of secretly producing in China. But behind these alleged revelations, a well-designed operation to sell counterfeits is emerging, taking advantage of the confusion surrounding tariffs. Presenting as workers or subcontractors of the luxury sector, Chinese content creators claim that the Beijing authorities lifted the confidentiality clauses that were applied to l…

They claim that Beijing has lifted confidentiality clauses linking trademarks to local subcontractors.