US Looks to Curb Low-Value Chinese Shipments Under $800 ‘De Minimis’ Exemption

The Biden administration said on Friday it was moving to curb low-value shipments entering the US duty-free under the $800 “de minimis” threshold that has been exploited by Chinese e-commerce firms such as Shein and PDD Holdings’ Temu.

White House officials said they will propose the new trade rules to deny the duty-free exemption to packages that contain low-value goods subject to the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium products and…