President Donald Trump is ending a tariff exemption for shipments of imported goods that are valued under $800.
Trump’s executive order ends what’s known as the “de minimis” tariff exemption, which the Trump Administration says has been used as a loophole to avoid tariffs and a way to smuggle fentanyl into the United States.
The order ends the exemption for shipments under $800 from all countries.
According to Congress, the number of de minimis shipments into the U.S. increased from 153 million in 2015 to more than 1 billion in 2023.
Under the new order, U.S. travelers can still bring back up to $200 in personal items duty-free.
