Starting from August 29th, the United States will suspend the minimum duty-free treatment for all countries!
Date：2025-08-05 10:45:00 View：
On July 30th local time, the White House announced to the public that the US government has decided to completely suspend the "de minimas" policy from August 29th, 2025.
The adjustment of this policy means that all overseas packages sent to the United States through the international postal system with a value of $800 or less will no longer enjoy tax-free preferential treatment and must pay "all applicable tariffs".
There are clear regulations on the tariff collection method for goods transported through the international postal system.
The package will be subject to customs duties based on ad valorem or volumetric taxes.
Specifically, each transport carrier must adopt a uniform collection method for all goods involved during any specific time period.
However, to adapt to different situations, the collection method can be changed up to once a month, or at other times as deemed appropriate by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but each change must be notified to CBP at least 24 hours in advance.
For each package containing goods for inbound consumption, specific volume tax will be levied based on the effective International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariff rate applicable to the country of origin of the product. The specific collection standards are as follows:
01.If the effective tariff rate of IEEPA in the country of origin of the product is less than 16%, a specific volume tax of $80 will be levied on each item.
02.When the effective tariff rate of IEEPA in the country of origin of the product is in the range of 16% to 25% (inclusive), a specific volume tax of $160 is required to be paid on each item.
03.If the effective tax rate of IEEPA in the country of origin of the product is higher than 25%, a specific volume tax of $200 will be levied on each item.
It is worth mentioning that Trump emphasized in the executive order that he will continue to suspend the minimum duty-free treatment for certain goods from China and Hong Kong, and explicitly stated that this policy will not be affected by this executive order. This means that sellers from China and Hong Kong will still face a special tariff policy environment in terms of exporting related goods.
According to the relevant instructions, future related packages will be subject to one of the following two taxation methods:
One is to levy ad valorem tax according to the tax rate of the country of origin of the goods;
The second is to uniformly levy a specific volume tax of $80 to $200 based on the tax rate level in the past 6 months.
The termination of this exemption policy has a global impact, and there will no longer be any room for global sellers to "evade" tariffs. The practice of some sellers avoiding tariffs through third-party transportation, channel switching, and other means in the past will officially end with the implementation of new policies.
This policy adjustment will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the global cross-border e-commerce trade pattern, and sellers need to re-examine and adjust their business strategies to cope with the upcoming tariff changes.