CIT Weighs Legality of De Minimis Phaseout in New Challenge to Trump Agenda

CIT weighs legality of de minimis phaseout in new challenge to Trump agenda

An auto parts company is asking the Court of International Trade to reverse President Trump’s termination of the de minimis tariff exemption for low-value Chinese shipments, saying both the White House has no power to unilaterally narrow or eliminate de minimis and that changes to the program can be made only through formal rulemaking. Detroit Axle, a Michigan-based firm that sells Chinese-made auto parts to U.S. buyers, filed suit with CIT on M…

Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act introduced in D.C. - Furniture Today

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today introduced the Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, bipartisan legislation to end the “de minimis” exemption, which allows packages valued at less than $800 to be imported to the United States without facing any tariffs or inspection. In a release from Sen. Whitehouse’s press office, shared by the National Council of Textile Organizations, supporters of the legi…

U.S. Senators Whitehouse, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act: NCTO Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 22, 2025 — U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today introduced the Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, bipartisan legislation to end the “de minimis” exemption, which allows packages valued at less than $800 to be imported to the United States without facing any tariffs or inspection. “Given the explosion of e-commerce and increasingly complex global supply chains, we need to modernize our c…

Legal challenges for tariffs and de minimis, as EU eyes new ecommerce rules - The Loadstar

Trade tariffs and de minimis exemptions for ecommerce are in the legal spotlight on both sides of the Atlantic.