For nearly nine decades, an import tax exception allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. without duties attached. The rule has let American consumers access loads of cheap foreign goods from ...

Tariffs on small packages from around the world went into effect early Friday morning, with the end of the "de minimis" exemption on postal shipments to the U.S. worth less than $800. Why it matters: ...

This week, low-value packages from around the world are losing their tariff-free status — the ‘de minimis’ exemption applied to imports valued under $800. But the Trump administration suspended it on ...

The 'de minimis' exemption, a trade policy allowing low-cost goods to enter the U.S. without tariffs, ends tomorrow. This change, effective August 29, could significantly impact your online shopping ...

Prices on imported low-cost goods are likely to rise soon, as a trade loophole allowing many retailers to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes is set to expire this week. The exception, which ...

Online shopping from overseas merchants is about to get a bit more complicated and more expensive. Starting Friday, the United States is erasing an exemption that has allowed low-costimports to enter ...

What was once too much of a nuisance for the U.S. to regulate became too big of an economic force to ignore any longer. A U.S. trade provision dating to the 1930s, which eventually cleared the way for ...

The de minimis exemption, a trade loophole for low-cost imported goods, ends Aug. 29, which means prices of items shipped to the United States are likely to rise soon. Under the policy, packages ...