The Biden administration will restrict the use of a trade provision that lets China-founded e-commerce giants such as Temu and Shein to more easily ship to the U.S., a move that comes amid a groundswell of bipartisan pressure to close what critics regard as a “loophole.

New White House rules would close a tax loophole that lets Shein and Temu cheaply ship from China to American shoppers. The Biden administration says it undercuts U.S. workers, retailers and manufacturers.