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Postal and De Minimis Tariff Changes Coming - New Trump' 47 Rules

Benesch on 4/18/2025

Postal and de minims imports are ground zero for e-commerce, drug interdiction, customs duty evasion, and the geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. This type of international traffic lies squarely at the...more

Reciprocal Tariff Q&A - What the “Pause” Means for Supply Chains

Benesch on 4/11/2025

Today the White House released written details for its modification of the “Reciprocal Tariff” program originally announced on April 2, 2025. This most recent Executive Order (the “E.O.”) issued on April 10, 2025, provides...more

U.S.-China Trade Update: Tariff Escalation and End of De Minimis Exemption

Lathrop GPM on 4/11/2025

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. government implemented new measures affecting trade with China via Executive Order, including a reciprocal tariff regime and elimination of the de minimis exemption for Chinese-origin goods. These...more

Brace for Impact and Take Action: Trump Administration’s Bold Tariff Moves Shake Up Fashion and Retail

ArentFox Schiff on 4/7/2025

The Trump Administration’s latest tariff announcements are set to send shockwaves through the fashion and retail sectors, potentially upending supply chains industry wide. Consumers can expect higher costs for their favorite...more

President Trump Announces Significant Reciprocal Tariffs and Elimination of De Minimis Exemption

WilmerHale on 4/4/2025

On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (the Reciprocal Tariffs Executive Order or Executive Order) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all U.S. trading partners, effective April 5,...more

Recent Actions Set Up Frightful Fall for Some Importers of Chinese-Origin Goods

Torres Trade Law, PLLC on 9/30/2024

Just in time for Spooky Season, the Biden Administration announced executive actions related to the much used – and much lamented, depending on who you ask – de minimis exemption, which allows shipments valued at $800 or less...more

U.S. Customs De Minimis Changes Announced for Section 321 - Duty-Free Treatment to Be Restricted

Benesch on 9/23/2024

Duty-free imports of low-value goods under the Section 321 program will soon face significant restrictions under rulemaking signaled by the Biden Administration. ...more

Minimizing De Minimis

Venable LLP on 9/20/2024

On September 13, the Biden-Harris administration announced new actions to address "significant increased abuse" in the use of the de minimis import exemption. The de minimis import exemption allows low-value shipments (i.e.,...more

Closing the Loophole: Biden Administration Takes Action Against De Minimis Imports from China

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law on 9/18/2024

On September 12, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a number of new trade-related measures related to imports of Chinese-manufactured goods. This announcement comes as the latest action in the Biden Administration’s...more

US Customs and Border Protection and Select Committee on the CCP Address De Minimis Imports from China

Mayer Brown on 4/30/2024

On March 1, 2024, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) (the “Select Committee”), Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8), issued a statement...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2022: Understanding the America Competes Act of 2022 – What Upcoming Major Changes to...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 2/8/2022

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology recently voted to advance the America Competes Act of 2022 “the Act.” This comes after the Senate passed its version of the bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act,...more

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