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Trade court upholds Trump's closure of 'de minimis' loophole
Thursday, August 13, 2026
A federal trade court upheld the closure of the de minimis exemption, which had allowed certain low-value imports to enter the United States without tariffs. President Donald Trump announced the decision on Truth Social. The de minimis threshold, previously set at $800, had exempted packages below that value from duties and certain trade regulations.
Original reporting: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/trump-trade-court-de-minimis-tariffs-ieepa.html