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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mae Anderson

A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It's a big deal to some shoppers and businesses

Small Business Tariffs End of de Minimis - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.

An executive order signed last month eliminates a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less starting Friday, nearly two years earlier than the deadline set in the tax cuts and spending bill approved by Congress.

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