President Trump signed an Executive Order this afternoon that effectively ends the de minimis exemption for commercial shipments, effective 12:01 a.m. ET, August 29, 2025. Thus, “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,” the Executive Order said.

Here are additional details in the Executive Order regarding de minimis:

For goods shipped through the international postal system, packages will instead be assessed duties according to one of the following methodologies:

· Ad valorem duty: A duty equal to the effective tariff rate imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) that is applicable to the country of origin of the product. This duty shall be assessed on the value of each package.

· Specific duty: A duty ranging from $80 per item to $200 per item, depending on the effective IEEPA tariff rate applicable to the country of origin of the product. The specific duty methodology will be available for six months, after which all applicable shipments must comply with the ad valorem duty methodology.

Longstanding exemptions under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(A) and (B) remain in place – meaning American travelers can still bring back up to $200 in personal items and individuals can continue to receive bona fide gifts valued at $100 or less duty-free.

“President Trump is putting an end to the proliferation of shippers worldwide that, among other things, deceptively exploit the de minimis privilege in an effort to evade duties, inspection, and U.S. law,” the Executive Order said.

Read the entire Executive Order here.  Here is the Fact Sheet.

This EO modifies the EOs from February and April regarding the elimination of the de minimis first for China and Hong Kong and then from other countries once the Secretary of Commerce notified the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect duties for goods previously entered under the de minimis $800 provision. The President amends the EOs on Mexico, Canada, China, and Hong Kong individually to remove de minimis and to suspend it for all other countries as well.

Low value shipments will still be allowed, but all shipments will have to pay duties (thus enter either under an informal (Type 11) entry or a formal (Type 01) entry). What is notable in this EO is that CBP may require that you have a bond for informal entries valued at or less than $2,500.

For goods shipped via the international postal system, they will have to pay either (1) the applicable IEEPA reciprocal duty rate, or (2) a per package fee based on a country’s applicable IEEPA reciprocal tariff. If the IEEPA reciprocal tariff is less than 16% the per package rate will be $80. If it is between 16-25%, the per package rate will be $160 and if it is greater than 25%, the rate will be $200.

However, option 2, paying the flat per package rate is only available for the first six months. After such time, ALL shipments will have to pay the applicable IEEPA reciprocal duty rate.

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As soon as CBP Guidance in the way of a Federal Register or CSMS is made available, we will update this page.