Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act
Current understanding
Introduced legislation that would statutorily terminate the Section 321 de minimis duty-free treatment for imports of Chinese origin immediately upon enactment and phase out de minimis treatment for goods from all other countries 120 days after enactment. Directs Treasury to promulgate entry-data requirements and postal-fee rules to enforce the change. If enacted, this would codify (and expand) the ongoing administrative de minimis suspension, shifting importers of low-value parcels into formal/informal entry procedures with cost pass-through likely to consumers.
Evidence log
- 2025-05-22 — Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act: cross-connection with postal-de-minimis-suspension-informal-entry: The bill’s directive to strengthen postal shipment rules and informal-entry data mirrors CBP’s postal de minimis suspension and new postal informal entry process — legislative and regulatory tracks converging on postal channels. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-03-04 — Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act: cross-connection with postal-de-minimis-suspension-informal-entry: Bill’s Treasury postal-fee rulemaking directive parallels the CBP postal informal entry process already established administratively. (novelty: 3)