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What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends

What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends

Summary

As of now, Americans cannot import low-cost foreign goods without paying import taxes. This change happened because the U.S. government stopped allowing packages under $800 to come in without tariffs.

Key Facts

  • The U.S. government ended a rule that allowed importing cheap goods without tariffs.
  • This change affects packages valued under $800.
  • Previously, nearly four million packages entered the U.S. each day without import taxes.
  • The policy change was put in place by the Trump administration.
  • Clark Packard, a trade expert, discussed this change with Amna Nawaz.
  • The de minimis exemption is the policy that used to allow these tariff-free imports.
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