Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption
Amanda Follett opens packages at A Sight For Sport Eyes, a brick-and-mortar and e-commerce store for sport goggles, Aug. 20, 2025, in West Linn, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports lost their duty-free status in the United States on Friday as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.
An executive order eliminated a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, nearly two years earlier than the deadline set in the tax cuts and spending bill approved by Congress.
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