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US to Impose Duties on All Low-Cost Shipments Under Trump Order

The move expands on a policy previously targeting low-value imports from China.
US to Impose Duties on All Low-Cost Shipments Under Trump Order
A post office worker delivers mail to a community in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2021. Jane Yang/The Epoch Times
Austin Alonzo
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The United States is ending its de minimis exemption globally, extending a recent policy that previously targeted low-value imports from China and Hong Kong.

President Donald Trump on July 30 signed an executive order suspending the duty-free treatment of low-value commercial shipments from all countries into the United States. The order effectively ends the global application of the longstanding de minimis trade exemption.

Austin Alonzo
Austin Alonzo
Reporter
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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