According to reports from Reuters and other media, on February 7 local time, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order announcing the restoration of the "minimum" tax exemption threshold for small packages from China (valued under $800). The relevant situation is as follows.
Under this mechanism, goods valued at $800 (1,080 Singapore dollars) or less can enter the U.S. without customs inspection and without paying taxes.
On February 1, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10% tariff on imported goods from China, canceling the minimum exemption for small packages. However, this policy led to logistical chaos and customs paralysis, with the U.S. Postal Service announcing a suspension of package acceptance from mainland China and Hong Kong, resulting in over 1 million packages being severely backlogged in customs clearance at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). It even affected packages that had already paid tariffs.
Low - income families in the U.S. rely on low - priced Chinese goods to alleviate inflationary pressures, and in the 2024 fiscal year, the total volume of goods entering the U.S. through the "small exemption rule" reached 1.4 billion items.
According to reports from Reuters and other media, on February 7 local time, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order announcing the restoration of the "minimum" tax exemption threshold for small packages from China (valued under $800). The relevant situation is as follows.
Under this mechanism, goods valued at $800 (1,080 Singapore dollars) or less can enter the U.S. without customs inspection and without paying taxes.
On February 1, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10% tariff on imported goods from China, canceling the minimum exemption for small packages. However, this policy led to logistical chaos and customs paralysis, with the U.S. Postal Service announcing a suspension of package acceptance from mainland China and Hong Kong, resulting in over 1 million packages being severely backlogged in customs clearance at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). It even affected packages that had already paid tariffs.
Low - income families in the U.S. rely on low - priced Chinese goods to alleviate inflationary pressures, and in the 2024 fiscal year, the total volume of goods entering the U.S. through the "small exemption rule" reached 1.4 billion items.
