The $800 Loophole Is Dead — One Year Later, Who Actually Won?

Packages at U.S. customs after de minimis exemption ban 2026

In April 2025, House Republicans proposed killing the de minimis exemption and slapping $10,000 fines on illegal imports. A year later, the era of duty-free digital shopping is definitively over — but the fallout looks nothing like anyone predicted. A year ago this week, Bloomberg reported that House Republicans had tucked a provision into their … Read more