The SteelNavy.Com Message Board: Re: 30% or $25 per item?

Thanks, Ralph!

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The carrier is the one expected to pay the charge, meaning remit it to CBP (Customs Border Patrol.) (And yes, they will have collected it through business charges/prices of things to have the funds to remit.) The carrier then has the option of how they want to pay: by either Ad Valorem or Specific Duty. Ad Valorem means "according to value." If that method is used, the carrier will pay 30% of the value of the goods it is carrying. If Specific Duty is elected, the $25-$50 per item amount will be used. These charges then, are not up to buyers. They will presumably be calculated by the carrier the seller uses, and they will no doubt be factored into the seller's price. Presumably, the carriers will calculate whatever they feel is the best rate for them (or maybe the least paperwork...Ad Valorem requires forms showing the value of each item.) Bottom line, buyers don't directly need to know this detail. It will be factored in your purchase cost. If, for some reason it is not, and CBP informs you you need to pay it, they will charge you by how it was shipped. If Ad Valorem, you'll pay the 30%. Otherwise, you'll pay $25-$50.

HTH

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/further-amendment-to-duties-addressing-the-synthetic-opioid-supply-chain-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china-as-applied-to-low-value-imports/

"(iii) All carriers that transport international postal packages from the PRC or Hong Kong to the United States as part of or on behalf of the international postal network must report to CBP the total number of postal items containing goods and, if electing the duty rate specified in subsection (c)(i) of this section, the value of each postal item containing goods, transported per conveyance, in a timeframe and manner prescribed by CBP. CBP may require submission of documentation and information from the carrier to verify the total number and value of individual postal items containing goods to be electronically transmitted through the ACE.

(c) Duty Rates. Transportation carriers delivering shipments to the United States from the PRC or Hong Kong sent through the international postal network must collect and remit duties to CBP under the approach outlined in either subsection (c)(i) or subsection (c)(ii) of this section. Transportation carriers must apply the same duty collection methodology to all shipments; however, transportation carriers may change their collection methodology once a month or on such other periodic timeframe as CBP determines appropriate, upon providing 24-hour notice to CBP.

(i) Ad Valorem Duty. 30 percent of the value of the postal item containing goods for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025.

(ii) Specific Duty. 25 dollars per postal item containing goods for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025, and before 12:01 am eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025, and 50 dollars per postal item containing goods for merchandise entered for consumption on or after 12:01 am eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025."

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Does that mean $25 minimum? So if I buy an item for $15 will there will be a $25 duty on it???

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Effective 2 May 2025: Tariff to be applied to items of less than $800 value shipped from China/Hong Kong via International Mail.

This does not seem to apply to goods shipped from Canada, Japan, EU, UK or Ukraine.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-closes-de-minimis-exemptions-to-combat-chinas-role-in-americas-synthetic-opioid-crisis/

Following the Secretary of Commerce’s notification that adequate systems are in place to collect tariff revenue, President Trump is ending duty-free de minimis treatment for covered goods from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT.

Imported goods sent through means other than the international postal network that are valued at or under $800 and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption will be subject to all applicable duties, which shall be paid in accordance with applicable entry and payment procedures.

All relevant postal items containing goods that are sent through the international postal network that are valued at or under $800 and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption are subject to a duty rate of either 30% of their value or $25 per item (increasing to $50 per item after June 1, 2025). This is in lieu of any other duties, including those imposed by prior Orders.

Carriers transporting these postal items must report shipment details to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), maintain an international carrier bond to ensure duty payment, and remit duties to CBP on a set schedule.

CBP may require formal entry for any postal package instead of the specified duties.

The Secretary of Commerce will submit a report within 90 days assessing the Order’s impact and considering whether to extend these rules to packages from Macau.