Friday saw the president reopen the floodgates for millions of duty-free shipments from e-commerce firms like Shein and Temu.

U.S. President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole that has been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from China, the "de minimis" exemption on import tariffs. Trump's halt to Section 321 de minimis is part of his implementation of an additional 10% tariff on China and 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico,

President Trump pumped the brakes last week on a pledge to shut down an import tax exemption for cheap consumer goods from China, his latest last-second swerve in a global game of chicken playing

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a pause on his closing of the de minimis trade exemption.

U.S. President Donald Trump paused his administration's repeal of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on Friday, giving the Commerce Department time to make the order workable, after the rapid change created disruptions for customs inspectors,

President Trump reinstates the de minimis tariff exemption, allowing for tax-free imports on goods under a certain value threshold.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday delaying tariffs on lower-value packages from China that enjoy the exemptions until the US Commerce Department can confirm that procedures and systems are in place to process packages and collect tariff revenue.

Trump's new tariffs suspend China's de minimis exemption, blocking duty-free shipments under $800 - a move aimed at curbing fentanyl inflows and impacting Chinese e-commerce firms

Ending tariff exemptions on low-cost packages from China has broad bipartisan support in Washington, and Trump pulled the plug when he raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 10% earlier this week. Goods sent through duty-free packages became subject not only to existing tariffs — 25% for many Chinese products — but also the new 10%.

U.S. President Donald Trump temporarily halted his administrations repeal of duty-free treatment for low-cost packages from China, allowing the Commerce Department time to refine the order. The abrupt change