6 days ago · A trade loophole called de minimis helped drive explosive growth for bargain sites such as Temu and Shein, allowing them to ship cheap goods from China to U.S. consumers without having to pay ...

6 days ago · Chinese e-commerce sites have built their gargantuan business models around this exemption. The relaxed restrictions and tax exemptions on cheap products has allowed more than a billion packages to...

Feb 3, 2025 · Section 321 allows for U.S. imports under a de minimis threshold to enter free of tariffs, fees, and taxes. In 2016, Congress raised the threshold from $200 to $800 per shipment, thereby allowing shipments valued at $800 or less to …

4 days ago · Topline. President Donald Trump on Friday reversed his decision to eliminate the “de minimis” loophole that allowed packages from China valued at under $800 to be processed without customs ...

Feb 4, 2025 · China has long exploited the de minimis privilege to undercut U.S. manufacturers and retailers by flooding markets with low-cost goods and skirting customs enforcement.

5 days ago · A trade loophole called de minimis helped drive explosive growth for bargain sites such as Temu and Shein, allowing them to ship cheap goods from China to U.S. consumers without having to pay taxes and import duties.

4 days ago · The eventual cancellation of de minimis means the more than 1 billion small-value e-commerce packages arriving annually in the United States with goods coming directly from China must switch to an ...

Jan 23, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole that has been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from China, the "de minimis" exemption on import tariffs.

Apr 15, 2024 · End China’s De Minimis Abuse Act. This bill prohibits certain U.S. imports from receiving de minimis treatment and establishes related civil penalties. (Current law allows for imports under a de minimis threshold to enter the United States free of tariffs and taxes with minimal inspection. In 2016, Congress raised this threshold from $200 to ...

Revoke de minimis eligibility—the option to import certain goods worth less than $800 without paying customs duties; Require importers to report the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule code for any goods imported from China; Create new civil penalties for using the de minimis exception to import goods that would be ineligible under the bill