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

With the $800 de minimis exemption gone, companies now face added costs, compliance steps and supply chain changes that will take time to absorb.
Sept. 8, 2025

On August 29th, 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.