The use of fake shipping labels precedes the de minimis crackdown. In May 2023, authorities arrested a California logistics operator who pleaded guilty to defrauding the USPS out of more than $150 ...

The Biden-Harris administration announced Friday that it is taking action to limit the number of imports eligible for the de minimis exception to American tariffs and customs inspection.

Forever 21 says it can't compete with e-commerce companies that send small packages without paying tariffs via the "de ...

As tariffs are hitting retailers and forcing some to raise their prices, both companies are still able to use the de minimis exemption after the Trump administration temporarily paused its plan to ...

Proposed move may increase delivery times, push price tags up by as much as 50% for items that continue to ship by air.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a pause on his closing of the de minimis trade exemption. De minimis has helped propel Chinese e-commerce upstarts Temu and ...

A US coalition claims the de minimis rule is being manipulated by corporations and retailers to import counterfeit apparel and other goods into the US duty-free. Credit: zmotions/Shutterstock. The ...

Few of the factory owners in this ramshackle part of Guangzhou in southern China have any idea what the “de minimis exemption” is or how it affects the level of tariffs their products face ...