U.S. Customs and Border Protection faces a tough task as the bouncer for America’s tariff regime.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conduct Non-Intrusive Inspections (NII) of shipping containers at the Port of Savannah, June 28, 2023. Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection via Flickr
The era of ultracheap goods flowing from Chinese factories to U.S. ports may be over, but the headaches for those who have to implement America’s new tariff regime have only just begun.
An excerpt from a CBP notice released April 28, 2025. Credit: Federal Register
Last Friday, President Donald Trump scratched the so-called de minimis exemption for China and Hong Kong, which allowed most goods costing less than $800 to enter the United States duty-free. Previously exempt packages delivere
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