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Posted by Ralph Wood on August 1, 2025, 14:54:16, in reply to "Does this apply to books? printed matter? photographs? nt"
50 U.S.C. 1702(b)--referenced in the order--provides an exception to these items.
Section 2
"International postal shipments not covered by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b) shall be subject to the duty rates described in section 3 of this order."
NOT covered by 50 U.S.C. ...
Look up 50 U.S.C. 1702(b). It covers information, including printed matter. So, items not covered by it are subject to it, while covered items--like books--are *not* subject to it. This protects books from this directive. 
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A new executive order eliminates the de minimus exception on small purchases. It was perviously eliminated on HongKong & Chinese items, it now applies across the board
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/suspending-duty-free-de-minimis-treatment-for-all-countries/
It used to be shipments valued as $800 USD or less woulf have no tarrifs collected. It now looks like ordering garage kits and parts from non-US suppliers will now become more expensive.
Paragraph 3.(c) and following lays out the rates for each tarrif bracket:
25% $200 per shipment
So, a purchase from an EU country with a 16% tarrif would have an additional $80 slapped on it, collected by the post office at delivery.
All this might change as TACO has slipped the 8/1 effective date back to 8/7, but be prepared.
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