The United States is ending its de minimis exemption globally, extending a recent policy that previously targeted low-value imports from China and Hong Kong.
President Donald Trump on July 30 signed an executive order suspending the duty-free treatment of low-value commercial shipments from all countries into the United States. The order effectively ends the global application of the longstanding de minimis trade exemption.
In a statement, the White House said that the move closed a “catastrophic loophole used to, among other things, evade tariffs and funnel deadly synthetic opioids as well as other unsafe or below-market products that harm American workers and businesses into the United States.”…
US to Impose Duties on All Low-Cost Shipments Under Trump Order
