CBP guidance states parcels will incur fees of USD 80, USD 160, or USD 200 based on Trump-era duty rates: under 16% (e.g., UK, EU), 16-25% (e.g., Indonesia, Vietnam), and over 25% (e.g., China, Brazil, India, Canada), respectively.
The Trump administration is permanently ending the tariff exemption for package shipments valued under USD 800 starting today, 29 August 2025. However, there is a six-month transition period during which shippers can pay a flat duty of USD 80 to USD 200, depending on the country of origin.
This follows the US President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order on 30 July 2025, suspending the duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments valued at USD 800 or less.
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will collect regular duties on all global parcel imports, expanding the prior removal of the exemption for China and Hong Kong. The White House cited this as a measure to restrict narcotics and other prohibited items, while raising tariff revenue to USD 10 billion annually.
“President Trump’s ending of the deadly de minimis loophole will save thousands of American lives by restricting the flow of narcotics and other dangerous prohibited items, and add up to USD 10 billion a year in tariff revenues to our Treasury,” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told reporters.
The de minimis exemption, in place since 1938 and raised to USD 800 in 2015 to support e-commerce, which led to a surge in direct shipments from China after Trump’s tariff increases, fueling platforms like Shein and Temu.
CBP noted packages using the exemption rose from 139 million in 2015 to 1.36 billion in 2024. Since 2 May, CBP has collected over USD 492 million in duties on shipments from China and Hong Kong.
Under the new CBP guidance, parcels will be charged USD 80 if tariffs are below 16% (e.g., Britain, EU), USD 160 for tariffs between 16–25% (e.g., Indonesia, Vietnam), and USD 200 for tariffs above 25% (e.g., China, Brazil, India, Canada).
