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President Donald Trump on Friday reversed his decision to eliminate the “de minimis” loophole that allowed packages from ...

A Latin term that’s been little-known outside the world of customs brokers has suddenly become the stuff of headlines. Along ...

The Trump tariffs include a provision to eliminate the de minimis trade exemption on small packages coming into the US worth ...

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

Opponents of the provision have argued that since de minimis shipments are often not inspected, they have allowed bad actors to import illicit goods like fentanyl into the US. Saturday's executive ...

The “de minimis” exemption ... were able to avoid US import duties and customs checks. Over the past decade, the number of shipments entering the US under the de minimis exemption has surged ...

Capping off the first month of 2025, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 004-2025 (RR No. 4-25), amending the rules on certain de minimis benefits. It increased ...

Under the de minimis rule, packages that are valued under $800 can enter the US duty free, and recipients in the US can get up to $800 worth of stuff per day without paying import taxes.

Each of Mr. Trump’s tariff orders—on China and now-paused on Mexico and Canada—bars use of the so-called de minimis exemption. The exemption lets every business or individual import up to $ ...

"This is causing chaos at all levels, " said Andrew K. McAllister, a partner at law firm Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C. The de minimis exemption has been around since 1930, when the ...