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Closing the loophole likely means higher prices for American consumers, and a potential knockout blow to Chinese retailers who have exploited the loophole in recent years.
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President Trump on Wednesday ordered the closure of a loophole that allows retailers to directly send clothes and other goods from China to American shoppers without paying tariffs.

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What is de minimis? Trump is coming after this obscure loophole that made Chinese goods cheaper
Trump's tariff war includes an executive order that could make shopping on e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu a lot more expensive.
What’s the De Minimis Tariff Loophole Trump Is Closing?
A Latin term that used to be little-known outside the world of customs brokers has become the stuff of headlines. That’s thanks to US President Donald Trump signing an executive order on April 2 to close a tariff loophole for “de minimis” merchandise from China and Hong Kong.
Trump’s tariffs may make your Shein and Temu orders more expensive. Here’s why.
The administration is shutting down the “de minimis” loophole, which could affect businesses ranging from Etsy sellers to e-commerce behemoths.
Trump’s De Minimis Order Poised to Upend E-Commerce
The loophole has allowed retailers to send goods from China directly to U.S. shoppers without paying tariffs. Closing it could raise consumer prices.
Small packages shipped from China face new taxes under Trump tariff plan
President Donald Trump rolled out his controversial array of reciprocal tariffs on nations around the world, but a lesser reported element of his new trade policy
Trump closes China tariff loophole used by fast fashion retailers like Shein and Temu
The move appears to be a massive blow to fast-fashion companies such as China-based Shein and Temu, which managed to rapidly expand in the US through the almost century-old de minimis rule. This tariff exemption will end on 2 May,
The end of the de minimis exemption is already badly hurting some of China's biggest e-commerce sites
Donald Trump ended de minimis tariff exemptions for packages up to $800 from China and Hong Kong. The rule loophole benefitted retailers like Temu.
De minimis trade loophole that boosted Chinese online retailers to end May 2
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order shutting the de minimis trade loophole, effective May 2.
Trump Ends Popular ‘De Minimis’ Trade Exemption for China Used by Shein, Temu
President Trump is cracking down on a popular tariff exemption for goods from China that allowed small shipments to avoid duties and customs inspections. Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order eliminating the so-called de minimis provision for low-value parcels from China,
Here’s How the Demise of De Minimis Could Impact E-Commerce and Resale
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will collapse de minimis on goods imported from China and Hong Kong, effective May 2.
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President Trump Eliminates De Minimis Duty Exemption for Low-Value Imports from China and Hong Kong
On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order—Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports—that eliminates, for imports from China and Hong Kong, the de minimis duty exemption currently available pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1321 (a) (2) (C).
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New Trump de minimis bombshell? Does small print show $800 threshold will be axed for all countries?
‘In effect, the Order seems to be saying the $800 duty-free de minimis treatment on packages arriving in the US will remain only until systems are in place to process and collect tariffs. At that point, the duty-free de minimis threshold will be axed for everyone.
China e-commerce vendors scramble to respond to Trump tariffs, ‘de minimis’ exemption end
These changes pose a huge challenge to small exporters, manufacturers and Chinese online merchants – epitomised by the “Made in China, sold on Amazon” community – and the further development of cross-border e-commerce.
Trump rule change could make Shein, Temu more expensive
Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to end the so-called “de minimis” exemption on merchandise from China and Hong Kong. The rule allowed companies to avoid import taxes and certain customs paperwork on packages worth $800 or less.
Tariff Move to Come as ‘Seismic Shock’ to Airfreight Market
President Trump’s crackdown on a tariff exemption used by e-commerce retailers will hit the air cargo market hard, an industry expert says. "I cannot remember any other unilateral trade policy decision with the potential to have such a profound impact on the market at a global level,
Why Temu's bargain prices are about to hit a tariff wall
Trump is closing the de minimis loophole. Here's how this policy change will impact Chinese imports - and your wallet.
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