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The US Postal Service says it is temporarily suspending international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong until further notice. (hexbear.net)

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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 60 points 3 weeks ago

This is because of Trump's tariffs. There is no longer a de minimus exception, everything has to go checked.

I googled de minimus.

The de minimis exemption, which allows shipments of less than $800 to avoid import duties and taxes, has become a critical tool in e-commerce supply chains to limit cross-border shipping costs.

[-] Terrarium@hexbear.net 47 points 3 weeks ago

The Biden admin actually got the ball rolling on removing the de minimis exception. It just synced up with Trump's tariff threats.

[-] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/de-minimis-changes-biden-harris-trump-timing/731869/

Like I needed another reason to hate that man

[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 29 points 3 weeks ago

De minimus was originally intended so you don't have to pay tariffs on little $10 goodies you got while travelling. Then they raised it to $800 cause why not?
Dropshipping basically relies on this, US is about to go from probably the highest de minimus in the world to nothing.