On September 13, 2024, the White ... traded goods. The de minimis exemption currently allows goods with an aggregate value of $800 or less to be imported duty and tariff-free with weaker disclosure requirements....

1 month ago - TAKING DECISIVE ACTION GLOBALLY TO PROTECT AMERICANS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order suspending duty-free de minimis treatment

September 13, 2024 - Administration Also Urges Congressional Action on De Minimis Reform Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking new actions to enforce our laws and

1 month ago - By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency

April 2, 2025 - CLOSING LOOPHOLES IN THE TARIFF SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order eliminating duty-free de minimis treatment for

April 25, 2025 - The letter, signed by both more ... goods, including fentanyl and precursor chemicals from China.” · The Biden-Harris administration proposed new rules for the de minimis exemption in 2024, citing some of these concerns....

The Biden Administration aims to curb abuse of the "de minimis" exception by entities shipping illegal products to the US.

September 13, 2024 - The actions being taken by the ... the de minimis exemption. Most recently, House democrats in a letter asked President Joe Biden to use executive authority to update policy related to the exemption. According to the administration, Section 301 tariffs make up roughly 40% of U.S. imports. Its proposed rulemaking would eliminate ...

2 days ago - The U.S. is ending duty-free treatment for low-value shipments originating in all countries. Businesses will need to apply the proper HTS code and rate of duty to affected imports starting August 29, 2025.

September 20, 2024 - On September 13th the Biden ... is not yet in effect, but aims to tighten regulations under the de minimis exemption (which exempts imports priced at under US$800 from taxes)....

December 31, 2024 - De Minimis Shipments For some time, bipartisan political pressure has been building to restrict use of a “de minimis” exception in U.S. customs law, which allows shipments of less than $800 to be imported into the United States uninspected and free from import duties and taxes.

The new Executive Actions targeting ... in De Minimis Shipments: Specifically, this proposed rule would strengthen information collection requirements to promote greater visibility into de minimis shipments....

January 17, 2025 - The Biden administration on Friday issued last-minute proposed rules to curb duty-free imports under the $800 "de minimis" threshold, denying the low-value shipments exemption for goods that are subject to other punitive U.S. tariffs.

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security’s workforce, particularly U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is on the front lines of the Biden-Harris Administration’s new executive actions, announced today, to protect American consumers, workers, retailers, importers, and ...

September 16, 2024 - Senator Rubio released a statement following the announcement of the rule. “It’s policy; it’s just bad policy. Hundreds of millions of Chinese packages will continue to flood our country through the de minimis loophole under this proposed Biden-Harris rule.

September 13, 2024 - It isn’t just Shein and Temu that exploit the de minimis loophole: The Biden administration’s crackdown on the trade provision could significantly reduce the number of parcels entering under the exemption.

October 29, 2024 - On September 13, 2024, the White House announced new actions to address “the significant increased abuse of the de minimis exemption” by China

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at tightening the de minimis duty exemption for certain low-value shipments entering the U.S. The proposed changes would make certain products ineligible for the exemption, which ...

September 14, 2024 - Under a new White House rule proposal, Chinese exports subject to U.S. tariffs would no longer be eligible for the de minimis shipping loophole.

The January 20 presidential memorandum ... specific policy actions. Meanwhile, supporters of customs de minimis reform are continuing to call for action through either changing the de minimis regulations or introducing new laws. At the end of the Biden administration, on January 13 and January 17, 2025, CBP unveiled notices of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) ...