Chinese packages under $800 were exempt from tariffs due to the "de minimis" exemption, now ended under new U.S. rules that ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has reinstated parcel shipments from China and Hong Kong after briefly suspending them due to ...

The trade loophole is meant to ease small-scale sales — but critics say it's been abused and gives Chinese firms an unfair ...

This chart shows countries applying a "de minimis" exception of taxes and/or duties* for incoming shipments of smaller value.

Both sites grew exponentially in the U.S. in recent years helped by the so-called de minimis rule, a measure that exempted shipments worth less than $800 from import duties. A June 2023 report ...