The abrupt closure of the de minimis loophole by the U.S. government is set to raise prices for American consumers purchasing affordable items from direct-from-China shopping sites like Shein and Temu ...

A US military-contracted aircraft crashed in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing one service member and three defence contractors, the US Indo-Pacific Command has confirmed. The aircraft was ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods last week, organic snack foods company Made with Local stopped accepting orders from customers south of ...

Both sites grew exponentially in the U.S. in recent years helped by the so-called de minimis rule, a measure that exempted shipments worth less than $800 from import duties. A June 2023 report ...

The trade loophole is meant to ease small-scale sales — but critics say it's been abused and gives Chinese firms an unfair advantage. A trade loophole called de minimis helped drive explosive ...

Murray, of the Public Interest Research Group, said her group supports bipartisan legislation such as the Ensure Accountability in De Minimis Act, which would limit which shipments can benefit ...