WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United States is suspending a “de minimis” exemption that allowed low-value commercial shipments to be shipped to the United States without facing tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday.
Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, packages valued at or under $800 sent to the U.S. outside of the international postal network will now face “all applicable duties” starting on August 29, the White House said.
Besides the taxes of it all, are we hiring tons more customs agents to process all of these shipments that used to be exempt? Besides paying more for the item, it is going to take waaaaaaaaay longer to receive an item like this now as well.