TARIFF TRACKER
Ends de minimis treatment for low-value China and Hong Kong imports
This order ends duty-free de minimis treatment for covered low-value products of China and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025. Postal shipments face either a 30 percent duty or a per-item duty collected by carriers.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Struck down
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EFFECTIVE
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IEEPA
RATE
30%, $25 or $50
Non-postal shipments must enter under another entry type and pay applicable duties, including the duties under Executive Order 14195 as amended. Postal items are subject to either 30% of value or $25 per item from May 2, 2025 until June 1, 2025, then $50 per item from June 1, 2025.
COUNTRIES
China, Hong Kong
PRODUCT FAMILIES
All goods
COVERED GOODS
Low-value products of China or Hong Kong valued at or under $800 that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption, including international postal packages sent through the international postal network.
EXCLUSIONS
International postal packages for which CBP requires formal entry are not subject to the postal duty in subsections 2(b) and 2(c), and instead are subject to all applicable duties, taxes, and fees.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Identify China and Hong Kong shipments valued at or under $800 that previously moved under de minimis and confirm whether they are postal or non-postal. Carriers and importers should prepare for ACE entry, duty collection, and carrier bond requirements by the May 2, 2025 effective date.
SOURCES
Executive Order 14256, 90 FR 14899 (April 7, 2025)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection notice, 90 FR 17608 (April 28, 2025)
CSMS # 64680374 - GUIDANCE - Reciprocal Tariffs, April 5 and April 9, 2025, Effective Dates (April 8, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "THE WHITE HOUSE, April 2, 2025." (source)
Effective date: "on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025" (source)
Countries: "products of the PRC (which include products of Hong Kong)" (source)
Covered goods: "that are valued at or under 800 dollars and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption authorized in 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)" (source)
Rate: "30 percent of the value of the postal item containing goods for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025." (source)
Rate: "25 dollars per postal item containing goods for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025, and before 12:01 am eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025" (source)
Rate: "50 dollars per postal item containing goods for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025." (source)
Status: "duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) shall no longer be available for products of the PRC" (source)
Rate: "(i) an ad valorem duty of 120 percent of the value of the postal item containing goods, for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025" (source)
Rate: "For merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025, the applicable specific duty rate is $200 per postal item containing goods." (source)
Effective date: "Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025" (source)
Covered goods: "Products of China and Hong Kong are not eligible for the administrative exemption from duty and certain taxes at 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)-known as the "de minimis" exemption." (source)
Countries: "products of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (which include products of Hong Kong)" (source)
Exclusions: "This duty does not apply to products described in headings 9903.01.21 or 9903.01.22." (source)
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