President Donald Trump has delayed his ban on duty-free treatment of low-value shipments from China until border agencies can figure out how to collect ...

President Trump’s order imposing additional tariffs on China this week also suspended a popular trade exemption known as the ...

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 ...

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

Under the “de minimis” exemption, a longstanding rule that applies to packages entering the U.S. worth under $800, retailers ...

Friday saw the president reopen the floodgates for millions of duty-free shipments from e-commerce firms like Shein and Temu.

Duty-free treatment for sub-$800 products will end again once systems are put in place to collect tariff revenue more ...

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

What Is the De Minimis Rule? The de minimis rule, derived from a Latin term meaning “trifling” or “of little importance,” was first introduced in the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930. It allows small-value ...

The import threshold exemption cited most often as a loophole for allowing e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries to enter the U.S ...

Trump's new tariffs suspend China's de minimis exemption, blocking duty-free shipments under $800 - a move aimed at curbing ...

Factbox-'De Minimis': the Trade Perk Trump May End as China Tensions Rise By Casey Hall (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is considering changing a key U.S. trade benefit to other nations, the "de ...