Freight Waves published a very insightful article regarding Trump’s recent policy changes. The article analyzed the current policies, de minimis changes, and provided insight into the government’s rationale.
Key insights from the article include:
- New regulations are designed to incentivize businesses away from de minimis imports, and more towards bulk shipping into the U.S. (before sending individual last-mile packages).
- Over 1 billion packages claimed de minimis exemption in 2024.
- About 60% of total de minimis shipments come from China.
- Retailers have previously been using the Type 86 entry program to reduce the customs process from days to minutes.
- The new policy and de minimis changes will end duty-free access for the low-dollar packages from China and Hong Kong. After 90 days, the administration will reevaluate if this regulation will also be applied to packages coming from other countries.
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SOURCE: Trump revokes duty-free access for Chinese e-commerce shipments
