Washington: The Trump administration has ended the access to American rights for low value shipments of China and Hong Kong on Friday May 2, by removing the “minimis” exemptions benefiting from Shein, TEMU and other electronic commercial companies as well as fentanyl traffickers and other illicit products.
The action restores a decree of President Donald Trump in February which was quickly suspended Due to a lack of screening procedures for shipments of less than 800 USD which triggered chaos in airports and had millions of packages were pulled.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has “a massive task at hand” but is ready to manage the application and collection of Trump prices on small Chinese expeditions, said a spokesperson for the agency.
“We are prepared and equipped to perform an improved package and effectively apply orders as indicated” in Trump's executive order ending the minimis treatment for China, added the spokesperson.
New procedures should not affect passengers' waiting times in airports and entrance ports, the spokesman said.
The packages are handled in the airport cargo section, even when they arrive in the belly of passenger planes.
As part of the latest CBP guidelines, the expeditions of China and Hong Kong, whatever the size, will now be subject to new 145% tariffs The more all the previous tasks, with the exception of products such as smartphones, which were excluded last month.
These will be largely managed by express shippers such as Fedex, United Parcel Service or DHL, which have their own freight handling facilities.
Articles assessed up to US $ 800 and sent from China via postal services are treated differently. They are now subject to a tax of 120% of the value of the package or to flat costs of US $ 100 per package – an amount that reaches US $ 200 in June.
