If you've purchased something from Chinese e-commerce giants Shein, Temu or Alibaba, then you may have benefited from a trade loophole called the de minimis exemption. The longstanding exemption ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Faithfull is London-based and covers retail and real estate The U.S. $800 de minimis exemption for goods imported from China ...

For nearly a century, the "de minimis" trade exemption let people skip import fees for shipping small stuff. But after the U.S. raised its limit to $800, that small stuff became big business, driven ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on trade issues has proponents of de minimis reform up in arms. At a virtual press ...

(Bloomberg) -- A Latin term that used to be little-known outside the world of customs brokers has become the stuff of headlines this year. That’s thanks to a decision by US President Donald Trump to ...

Businesses small and large - including companies like Lululemon - have said the end of de minimis has created confusion and higher costs BofA analysts said the end of the "de minimis" exemption would ...

If you’ve ordered something from another country sometime in the last ten years that was worth less than $800, you’ve benefited from the de minimis exemption. The policy, which comes from a Latin ...

A trade loophole called de minimis helped drive explosive growth for bargain sites such as Temu and Shein, allowing them to ship cheap goods from China to U.S. consumers without having to pay taxes ...

(Bloomberg) -- Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. A Latin term that used to be little-known outside the world of customs brokers has become the stuff of ...