2 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 ...

1 day 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.. But that now stands to change, after President Trump signed an executive order stating de minimis treatment “shall not be available” for …

3 days ago · China has long exploited the de minimis privilege to undercut U.S. manufacturers and retailers by flooding markets with low-cost goods and skirting customs enforcement. The number of Chinese imports coming into the U.S. under the de minimis policy has surged in recent years from 208 million packages in 2018 to more than 640 million in 2023 ...

2 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 ...

5 hours ago · The nearly century-old exception, known as de minimis, has been used by many e-commerce companies to send goods worth less than $800 into the U.S. duty-free, creating a competitive advantage.

2 days ago · The provision, known as the de minimis exception, has been used by many e-commerce companies to send goods to the United States from China without having to pay taxes on them. Mr. Trump’s ...

2 days ago · The de minimis exemption is why these Chinese goods are so cheap for US customers, said Christopher Tang, a professor of global supply chain management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

4 days ago · U.S. De Minimis Imports from China CBP estimates that from FY2018-FY2021, 67.4% ($228.3 billion) of U.S. de minimis imports were from the PRC ($149 billion from mainland China and $79.3 billion from Hong Kong). (Figure 2.) It estimates that in 2023, total U.S. de minimis imports were 1 billion parcels valued at about $54.5 billion.

Apr 15, 2024 · End China’s De Minimis Abuse Act. This bill prohibits certain U.S. imports from receiving de minimis treatment and establishes related civil penalties. (Current law allows for imports under a de minimis threshold to enter the United States free of tariffs and taxes with minimal inspection. In 2016, Congress raised this threshold from $200 to ...

2 days ago · President Trump has ended the de minimis duty-free exception for China, as part of his imposition of tariffs. The app for Shein, the Chinese-founded discount online retailer, is seen here on a smartphone. ... De minimis shipments “often don’t have as much documentation, making it easier to get the shipments into the United States, whether ...