De minimis duty-free entry suspended for all countries
The $800 de minimis exemption, which let low-value shipments enter duty-free with minimal data, was suspended for all countries from August 29, 2025 by Executive Order 14324 and continued after the IEEPA ruling. On June 24, 2026 CBP made the suspension indefinite in its own regulations under 19 U.S.C. 1321, stating it would do so regardless of the executive orders, and created a new postal informal-entry process that requires 10-digit HTS classification, bonded filers and monthly duty payment. Congress separately repealed de minimis by statute effective July 1, 2027. Every low-value shipment now needs a formal or informal entry and pays whatever duties apply to the goods.
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Timeline
- In effectCBP guidance
CBP makes the suspension indefinite in regulation
Two interim final rules suspend de minimis indefinitely under CBP's own statutory authority for non-postal and postal shipments, and replace the temporary postal process with a formal informal-entry regime. Comments were due July 24, 2026.
Official sources - In effectExecutive order
Suspension continued after the IEEPA ruling
A new order continues the suspension; the Supreme Court's IEEPA decision addressed tariffs, not the de minimis suspension.
Official sources - In effectExecutive order
Executive Order 14324 suspends de minimis for all countries
Duty-free de minimis treatment ends for all origins; low-value shipments must be entered and pay applicable duties.
Official sources
Official sources
- CBP interim final rule: indefinite suspension for all modes other than the postal network
- CBP interim final rule: indefinite suspension for mail shipments and new postal informal entry process
- Executive Order 14324: Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries
Status verified 09/10/2026
Related measures
100% China tariff threat (never formalized — withdrawn)
In October 2025, after China announced new rare-earth export controls, the president threatened an additional 100% tariff on all Chinese goods effective November 1, 2025. No executive order, Federal Register notice, or CBP guidance ever followed: the threat was defused weeks later by the Kuala Lumpur truce. A textbook example of why signal strength matters — importers who repriced on the headline alone absorbed costs for a measure that never existed.
Threatened rate: Additional 100% on all Chinese goods (announced for November 1, 2025)
Restoration of voided China tariffs (under discussion)
After the Supreme Court voided the IEEPA tariffs in February 2026, Washington and Beijing have reportedly agreed on terms for restoring equivalent U.S. tariffs under other legal authorities — but as of June 2026 nothing has been formalized, and an extension of the November truce remains unresolved. Watch for a Federal Register notice; until one exists, no compliance action is required.
Threatened rate: Restoration of roughly the pre-ruling cumulative China rate under Section 301/232/122 authorities