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Senate bill would lower de minimis limit, exclude China from benefits

June 14, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Two senators this week introduced a bill that would direct the Treasury Department to adjust de minimis import levels to match those of U.S. trading partners, reducing the amount of goods that enter the country duty-free and keeping China and Russia from benefiting entirely. Senate Finance Committee member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) on Wednesday introduced the “ De Minimis Reciprocity Act of 2023 .” It would “bar Chinese exports from entry via the expedited ‘de minimis’...

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