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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)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] [S] 61 points 2 years ago (7 children)

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.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    10$ adjusted to inflation? Or 10$ originally 100 years ago?

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