Shopify president Harley Finkelstein said policies like de minimis allow entrepreneurs to compete.

President Trump pumped the brakes last week on a pledge to shut down an import tax exemption for cheap consumer goods from ...

A rule that allowed goods under a certain value to be imported duty free from China into the US is in jeopardy, with industry ...

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 tariffs, a ...

This chart shows countries applying a "de minimis" exception of taxes and/or duties* for incoming shipments of smaller value.

The trade loophole is meant to ease small-scale sales — but critics say it's been abused and gives Chinese firms an unfair ...

But over the past decade, de minimis has loomed large: such shipments to the United States rose from 140 million in 2014 to 1 billion in 2023, according to the White House. About 100 countries ...

The decision was tied to President Donald Trump announcing new tariffs that also target a popular trade loophole called "de minimis ... re-exporting through other countries, such as Vietnam.

Trump Pauses De Minimis Repeal as Packages Pile up at US ... less than $800 that are shipped to individuals from foreign countries. Temu and Shein combined ship around 9,000 metric tons of cargo ...

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