De minimis tariffs of low-value packages reduced to 54% after US-China talks

Low-cost packages imported to the United States by China that were historically exempted from paying dues have been provided some relief from steep tariffs the Trump administration placed on Beijing.

For decades, Chinese companies have benefited from a U.S. provision called the “de minimis rule” that exempted goods worth $800 or less from any tariffs. That relief ended when President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April terminating the trade loophole, making massive China-based businesses such as Shein and Temu subject to a 120% tariff the White House had placed on Beijing.