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 ...

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 ...

Notably, CBP stated that “the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) has committed ... Entry of Low-Value Shipments NPRM primarily concerns de minimis shipments covered by the administrative exemption ...

(Photo: U.S. Postal Service) Following up on earlier action this week ... Section 301 tariffs imposed during the first Trump administration. That’s because the de minimis exemption under U.S. trade ...

CBP has been overwhelmed by the volumes of de minimis shipments, which have skyrocketed from 134 million per year in 2015 to more than 1 billion pieces in 2024. The vast majority of shipments arrive ...

Almost all that stuff got shipped in small packages via the de minimis tariff exemption. They showed up in small boxes at a post office box. They showed up in small boxes in Mexico City ...

Most orders from Shein likely won’t incur a customs fee, but it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with your country’s de minimis threshold to avoid ... carriers to deliver its packages, including ...

The Jan. 21 NPRM proposes that shipments valued at $800 or less and covered by Section 201, Section 232 or Section 301 tariffs be ineligible for the de minimis exemption. Importers of such goods ...