Inside Trade

November 4, 2024

Big express shippers, leery of de minimis reform efforts, welcome user fees

By Oliver Ward  / October 24, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Despite skepticism about the myriad legislative and regulatory proposals to tighten de minimis eligibility, the largest U.S. express shippers would welcome a user fee like the one proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), industry sources tell Inside U.S. Trade . “We very much support the idea of the $2 fee,” said Michael Mullen, the executive director of the Express Association of America, which represents FedEx, UPS and DHL. “That will level the playing field between us and...

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