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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Freight forwarder DSV is not expecting US changes to de minimis rules to result in changes to the e-commerce market out of ...

In a significant shift in U.S. trade policy, the Trump administration has closed the de minimis loophole for certain imports, ...

US President Donald Trump's recent decision to suspend the 'de minimis exemption' for Chinese imports has drawn attention to a key mechanism in international trade. The move is part of a broader ...

As per data provided by the US Customs and Border Protection, goods worth over $47 billion were shipped into the US after qualifying for the de minimis benefit. This has allowed platforms like ...