That’s thanks to a decision by US President Donald Trump to close a tariff loophole for “de minimis” merchandise. The phrase — which loosely translates as “too small to matter” — refers to small ...

Low-value parcels coming from other countries will no longer evade tariffs under the executive order President Trump signed ...

The low-cost shipments were previously excluded from tariffs; President Trump said the loophole has allowed countries to ...

The trade provision that allows companies to avoid duties on shipments worth $800 or less is ending for all countries, not ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the “de minimis” trade exemption from tariffs—a loophole that allowed ...

The effects of tariffs and the fall of the de minimis exemption might be muted in the U.S. – for now. But businesses have ...

On July 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for certain countries that have goods ...

President Donald Trump has suspended a tax perk for all countries, which allowed cheap packages to flow into the country duty-free and American consumers to shop at ultra-low-priced e-commerce sites.

The order eliminates the so-called “de minimis” provision, a long-standing policy that allowed people in the US to import ...

Starting August 29, all imports under $800 will face tariffs as the U.S. ends the de minimis exemption, affecting shoppers ...

In a flurry of trade news on Wednesday, Trump imposed new rates on copper imports and ended the de minimis exemption.

On July 30, President Trump took two actions that represent a significant escalation in the administration’s evolving trade strategy: (1) ...