1 day ago · Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 134/2025 dated 7 February 2025 on the implementation of additional duties on products of China (including Hong Kong) with effect from 4 February 2025, the US President issued an executive order dated 5 February 2025 announcing duty-free de minimis treatment is available for covered articles that ...

5 days ago · As Trump's new 10% tariff on Chinese goods took effect, the U.S. Postal Service said on Tuesday that it was suspending acceptance of packages sent from China and Hong Kong — but it reversed...

20 hours ago · As previously reported, on 4 February President Trump imposed an additional 10 percent duty on all imports from mainland China and Hong Kong. Concurrently, Trump announced that goods from mainland China and Hong Kong would no longer benefit from the duty‑free de minimis exemption for shipments with a retail value of US$800 or less that are imported by one person in one day.

4 days ago · In conjunction with the 10% tariffs imposed by President Trump on products of China and Hong Kong, this week U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) had issued two guidance announcements through the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) confirming the additional tariff with minimal exceptions and removing the de minimis exemption ...

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.

6 days ago · The US has extended its 10% tariff on Chinese imports to Hong Kong-made and transshipped goods, ending the city’s independent customs status and increasing export costs.

4 days ago · When CBP can expediently process and collect tariffs on low-value imports, and if the U.S. removes de minimis for products made in or shipped from China or Hong Kong, the U.S. will likely continue to accept duty-free low-value imports from most other countries.

5 days ago · The scrapping of America’s de minimis exemption for the import of small goods will deal a blow to small cross-border retailers, increase burdens on consumers, while shaking Hong Kong's status as ...

Feb 1, 2025 · All products with Country of Origin (COO) China and Hong Kong, regardless of where they are shipped from, will no longer be eligible for De Minimis (DM) entry and require informal or formal entry processing.

“De minimis value” is a valuation ceiling set for imported goods (including documents, private gift packages and trade samples) that do not exceed a certain value or weight, to be exempted from formal customs and declaration procedures, import duties and taxes.