Order ends duty-free treatment for low-value imports worldwide

U.S. Customs and Border Protection must collect all applicable duties, taxes, fees, and charges on covered nonpostal shipments. This covers shipments from every country that are not protected by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b), regardless of value or shipping method. A qualified party must file the required entry in the Automated Commercial Environment for shipments that previously qualified for de minimis treatment. The order does not cover articles protected by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b). This applies to goods entered for consumption, or removed from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern daylight time on August 29, 2025.

International carriers must collect and send postal-shipment duties to CBP using either a country-based percentage or a fixed package charge. This covers international postal shipments entering the United States, including packages subject to the order’s country-of-origin rules. Carriers must use one method for all covered shipments during a period and may change methods no more than once a month unless CBP sets another schedule. The fixed charge is $80, $160, or $200 per package, based on the applicable country tariff rate. Carriers must declare each item’s country of origin. Postal shipments remain free of duties other than the listed postal duties, without a CBP entry, until CBP publishes a new entry process. The fixed-charge option is available for six months after August 29, 2025; after that, postal shipments must use the percentage-based method.