5 days ago · President Trump has ended the de minimis duty-free exception for China, as part of his imposition of tariffs. The app for Shein, the Chinese-founded discount online retailer, is seen here on a ...

3 days ago · The elimination of the de minimis loophole, plus the 10% tariff on Chinese goods, threatens to increase prices for the two retailers, among others, and lead to shipping delays as the packages ...

2 days ago · Ending tariff exemptions on low-cost packages from China has broad bipartisan support in Washington, and Trump pulled the plug when he raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 10% earlier this week. Goods sent through duty-free packages became subject not only to existing tariffs — 25% for many Chinese products — but also the new 10%.

6 days ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thanks to President Trump’s recent action on tariffs, China will no longer be eligible to avoid U.S. tariffs by trading under America’s de minimis policy. The Trump Administration announced on February 1 st that it would revoke the de minimis privilege for all imports from China.

3 days ago · De minimis, a legal term referring to matters of little importance, refers to the U.S. waiver of standard customs procedures and tariffs on items worth less than $800 that are shipped to ...

3 days ago · It’s been a volatile week for the international trade community. On Friday, February 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing additional 10% tariffs on China and eliminating the de minimis exemption for low-value products made in China or shipped from China. The tariff changes took effect Tuesday, February 4.

4 days ago · Here’s a quick guide to de minimis: The U.S. limit is among the highest. De minimis is a Latin term denoting something that is “trifling or of little importance,” according to the U.S. International Trade Commission. It became law in the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930, as a way to let people skip import fees for small-value shipments.

5 days ago · The de minimis rule, or Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, was originally aimed at allowing American tourists to send goods bought overseas to the United States without facing taxes.

3 days ago · Along with imposing new 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports as of Feb. 4, US President Donald Trump suspended his country’s special rules for “de minimis” merchandise from China and Hong Kong.

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.