If you buy it from Shein, the de minimis exemption allows you to skip most of those costs and pay none of the taxes or fees a ...

De minimis is expected to come to an end on May 2. Here's how brands are adjusting their strategies to lessen the hit of ...

President Trump’s executive order ending the de minimis rule for China is set to strengthen U.S. manufacturing, safeguard ...

If you’ve purchased something from Chinese e-commerce giants Shein, Temu or Alibaba, then you may have benefited from a trade loophole called the de minimis exemption.

Shein and Temu announced price increases due to recent tariff hikes, effective April 25, 2025. The increases are attributed ...

and likely nearly half of all de minimis shipments to the U.S. from China.” Other manufacturers have found the same loophole, and not always legal ones. The cheap shipping has also allowed the ...

Temu and Shein comprise nearly half of all de minimis shipments to the U.S. from China, according to a 2023 U.S. House Select Committee report. However, some retailers have already taken steps to ...

Postal and de minims imports are ground zero for e-commerce, drug interdiction, customs duty evasion, and the geopolitical tensions between the ...

Global trade uncertainty is making the spot market more attractive, with the de minimis exemption’s uncertain future adding fuel to the fire.