The End of De Minimis: What It Means for Supply Chains (.PDF Download)

On August 29^th, the U.S. de minimis exemption officially ended. Put in place in 1938, the policy allowed shipments valued under $800 to enter the country duty free and with minimal paperwork. Originally intended to simplify low-value imports, de minimis was heavily used by e-commerce companies that were shipping millions of packages into the U.S. each day without tariffs.