TARIFF TRACKER
CBP indefinitely suspends de minimis for postal shipments and creates informal entry process
CBP suspends the $800 de minimis exemption for international mail shipments and says applicable duties must be collected. A new postal informal entry process for eligible mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less starts July 24, 2026, with a bond and listed entry data.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Other
RATE
No new rate
No new rate stated; covered postal shipments are subject to applicable duties, taxes and fees.
COUNTRIES
All countries
PRODUCT FAMILIES
All goods
COVERED GOODS
International postal network merchandise valued at $800 or less is no longer eligible for de minimis treatment. The new postal informal entry process covers eligible mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less, limited to goods classifiable only in HTSUS chapters 1 through 97, with formal entry required for specified categories including quota, AD/CVD, PGA requirements, Chapter 98 or 99 duties, and FTA claims.
EXCLUSIONS
The rule does not affect bona fide gift exemptions under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(A) or personal or household articles accompanying travelers under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B). The postal informal entry process is unavailable for specified goods that must use formal entry.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Do not treat international mail shipments valued at $800 or less as duty-free de minimis. For mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less, confirm HTS classification, duty rate, bond coverage and whether formal entry is required before the July 24, 2026 postal informal entry process starts.
SOURCES
U.S. Customs and Border Protection notice, 91 FR 37801 (June 24, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 120 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)" (source)
Effective date: "Effective date: This interim final rule is effective on July 24, 2026, except for amendatory instruction 4 (19 CFR 145.31), which is effective on June 24, 2026." (source)
Rate: "collect all applicable duties, taxes, and other fees (rather than a subset);" (source)
Covered goods: "for imports valued at $800 or less arriving through the international postal network." (source)
Countries: "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment For All Countries" (source)
Exclusions: "This rulemaking does not affect the availability of the exemptions for bona fide gifts under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(A) or personal or household articles accompanying travelers under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)." (source)
Status: "The exemption provided in paragraph (a) of this section is suspended for merchandise arriving through the international postal network until such time as CBP determines that the application of the exemption is no longer inconsistent with the purpose of 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)," (source)
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CBP interim final rule suspends the $800 de minimis exemption for international postal shipments from June 24, 2026 (amended 19 CFR 145.31) and starts the postal informal entry process on July 24, 2026; suspension lasts until CBP announces otherwise in the Federal Register.
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