4-25), amending the rules on certain de minimis benefits. It increased the uniform and clothing ... The classification of protective gear should be a necessary business expense rather than a benefit.

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 duties or ...

Feb 5 (Reuters) - 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.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday made public an order delaying tariffs on de minimis, or low-cost, packages from China until the Commerce Department can confirm that procedures and systems are in ...

The de minimis threshold was raised from $200 to $800 during President Barack Obama's tenure. The US has one of the most generous de minimis thresholds worldwide. For comparison, the European Union ...

The elimination of the de minimis benefit meant that inexpensive goods from China would have to go through the traditional formal entry process for imports, which requires more information and ...

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 ...

Murray, of the Public Interest Research Group, said her group supports bipartisan legislation such as the Ensure Accountability in De Minimis Act, which would limit which shipments can benefit ...

Shein and Temu won't meet an untimely end because of de minimis changes, e-commerce experts say. The logistics world has been expecting changes to the de minimis exemption for a while, and both ...

Editor’s note: On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, US Customs and Border Protection said most products from China are no longer eligible for the de minimis exception. The US Postal Service had retailers and ...