The trade provision that allows companies to avoid duties on shipments worth $800 or less is ending for all countries, not ...

The de minimis rule had allowed small companies to avoid duties and complex paperwork on small-scale imports. Now, it's going ...

This bulletin was originally published on July 11, 2025. It has been updated to reflect changes from an Executive Order published by the White ...

President Donald Trump has suspended a tax perk for all countries, which allowed cheap packages to flow into the country duty-free and American consumers to shop at ultra-low-priced e-commerce sites.

Any goods shipped through the international postal network will be subject to tariff rates based on the value of the package ...

What the 90-day U.S.-China tariff reduction means for businesses The "de minimis" tariff rate on low-value parcels from China will come down to 54% from 120%, the White House said in an executive ...

On Wednesday, Mr. Trump called the de minimis exemption "a big scam going on against our country, against really small businesses." "We put an end to it," he said.

Carriers transporting de minimis items, such as commercial mail agencies UPS and FedEx, must report shipment details to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the White House said April 2.

Shein and Temu benefit from Trump's pause on ending the de minimis exemption — for now. The de minimis exemption allows duty-free imports under $800. Meanwhile, many companies that source their ...

Business Only in Newsday As 'de minimis' trade loophole ends Friday, Shein, Temu shoppers could pay a lot more A page from the Temu website in 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew ...

The Trump administration ended U.S. duty-free access for low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong on May 2, removing the "de minimis" exemptions used by Shein, Temu and other e-commerce firms ...

The U.S. de minimis rule, which dates back to 1938, has been the target of growing criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Some have derided it as a loophole that allows cheap ...