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Posted by David Waples on August 12, 2025, 6:55:43, in reply to "de minimus exception cancelled"
Good explanation of the changes in De Minimus. The only exception is that it states "per item" instead of "per shipment". I expect that in reality it will be per shipment.
Check out the tariff rates by country, or by member state as in the case of the EU. If you buy a $20 item from a seller in Canada it will cost you $20 plus $200 because they are in the highest tariff bracket. If you buy the same item from German it will be $20 plus $80.
So how do you work around this? The only thing I can find is that gifts are allowed duty free up to $200 in value. If you can convince a seller to send you something declared as "a gift", you may be able to avoid this nonsense altogether. Be aware that sellers outside our country may not have an understanding of this process. 
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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.
Write your congressman, vote.
All this might change as TACO has slipped the 8/1 effective date back to 8/7, but be prepared.
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