Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

CBP faces new burdens from tariff order’s limit on de minimis for China

By David LaRoss  / February 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
President Trump’s orders disqualifying all goods subject to newly announced tariffs on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese imports from duty-free de minimis treatment could create major enforcement burdens for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, by requiring the agency to process millions of additional packages per day, says one trade-industry source closely following customs issues. “It’s quite a big shift … I think there will be a period of adjustment, both for the government and for industry,” the source says. Trump’s Feb...

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