TRADE ALERT – IMPORTS
HEADLINE	Additional Changes to De Minimis from China
DATE	April 8, 2025
AGENCY	Trump Administration; Department of Commerce; United States Trade Representative; Customs and Border Protection
EFFECTIVE DATE	12:01 am EDT on May 2, 2025
BACKGROUND	On April 2, 2025, the Administration eliminated the duty-free de minimis exemption for goods from China, imposing: • 30% tariffs on shipments valued under $800, effective May 2, 2025. • $25 tariff per postal item entered between May 2, 2025, and June 1, 2025. • $50 tariff per postal item entered on or after 12:01 am ET June 1, 2025.
DETAILS	The recent EO increases the duty rate and taxes on de minimis shipments from China/HK/Macau valued under $800 to: • 90% ad valorem rate of duty, effective May 2, 2025. • $75 tariff per postal item entered between May 2, 2025, and June 1, 2025. • $150 tariff per postal item entered on or after 12:01 am ET June 1, 2025.
BASIS	International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA)
HTS/PRODUCTS	De minimis shipments valued under $800
COUNTRY	China/HK/Macau
CITE	Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports from the People’s Republic of China – The White House