US to End Tariff Exemption for All Low-Cost Imports in Major Trade Shift

American manufacturing associations cheered the news but international shippers are concerned about its potential impact on global logistics.
US to End Tariff Exemption for All Low-Cost Imports in Major Trade Shift
A United Parcel Service driver sorts his deliveries in Upper West Side in New York on July 15, 2023. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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The United States is expanding the revocation of a tariff exemption that facilitated the flow of cheap goods into the country.

President Donald Trump on July 30 signed an executive order ending the de minimis treatment of imports worth less than $800 for all goods entering the country. Accordingly, by Aug. 29, the United States will begin to collect duties on packages that were previously exempt from the payments.

Austin Alonzo
Austin Alonzo
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Austin Alonzo covers U.S. political and national news for The Epoch Times. He has covered local, business and agricultural news in Kansas City, Missouri, since 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri. You can reach Austin via email at [email protected]
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