The Global CEO of DHL Supply Chain, the world's largest logistics operator, is clear that trade has changed and that this ...

China-to-U.S. volumes “deteriorated sharply” in early May in a blow to the courier's most profitable intercontinental trade ...

An aerial photo taken on March 4, 2025 shows a vessel about to dock and unload containers at Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] Based on rough ...

IRS rules on de minimis benefits apply not only to gifts, but also to other modest perks, such as the use of an employer-provided cellphone or photocopier, certain meal and transportation expenses ...

Dougie Todd at HaysMac explains the need for levelling the small packages playing field for UK retailers Over the past months, a number of UK retailers and retail trade associations have been calling ...

The U.S.-China agreement announced Monday to roll back tariffs by up to 115% omitted a key provision that has reshaped American e-commerce: the de minimis exemption for low-value imports. Trade ...

The de minimis requirement allows a QFZP to pay 0 percent tax if their non-qualifying income in a tax period doesn’t exceed 5 per cent of total revenue or AED 5 million, whichever is lower.

For example, China does not extend the same de minimis benefits to the US. Trump “abhors lack of reciprocity, and the loophole is one of the most extreme examples,” Savit says.

So far, in the second quarter of 2025, management notes a headwind for revenue, citing advertisers affected by the de minimis exemptions as an example.

New US tariffs and the end of tariff-free access for low-value parcels from China are projected to cause a significant revenue loss for the air cargo industry and disrupt e-commerce shipping models.

Limiting de minimis when tariffs were relatively low was mostly considered an inconvenience for large Chinese marketplaces like Temu, Shein and Alibaba because their prices are so low consumers likely ...

President Trump’s executive order ending the de minimis rule for China is set to strengthen U.S. manufacturing, safeguard public health, and advance human rights efforts.