De Minimis Exemption Likely Back for Chinese Imports, Trade Lawyer Says
The federal trade court decision striking down President Trump's tariffs appears to also reinstate a popular trade provision used to bring low-cost goods from China into the U.S. duty-free, according to trade attorney Michael Lowell.
The so-called de minimis provision that exempts packages of $800 or less from duties was eliminated on May 2 for goods made in China and Hong Kong, after Trump in early April ordered the end of the policy. Use of the exemption has skyrocketed in recent years with a surge of goods from bargain sites Shein and Temu.
'It's pretty clear under the court's order that Trump's revocation of de minimis was also vacated as part of the executive order that was vacated,' said Lowell, partner at Reed Smith. 'The exception should be back in place.'
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