Trump ends the exemption of a small package tariff while waiving the customs bases
Commercial experts say the White House closed the so -called tariffs of low -value Chinese imports on Friday, but it also waived a customs base that makes the collection of these definitions very difficult.
As part of its ongoing trade war, which is now especially focused on China, the Trump administration has officially completed the exemption of small packages that require fees on goods on goods from China worth $ 800 or less.
This exemption deserved wealth for online retailers such as TEMU, Shein and Amazon as well as packages that import goods from China to American consumers on a large scale.
“The treatment of minimal customs duties may not be available … available for products [People’s Republic of China] … in or after 12:01 am [EDT] On May 2, 2025, “The White House ordered April 2.
President Trump described the exemption as a “fraud” during the cabinet meeting this week, in which he admitted that the customs tariff could increase prices, as many economists were arguing, and may lead to a lack of goods.
Trump said on Wednesday: “It is the minimum – it is a big deal. It is a big fraud in our country, against small companies and we have finished it. We have put an end to it,” Trump said on Wednesday.
Economists said on Friday that the customs tariff could be visible to American consumers.
“The tax is unlikely to appear in consumer price data … but it is an increase in the visual prices of many American consumers – a reminder that they, not exporters, pay a commercial tariff,” Paul Donovan wrote in a Friday note for investors.
Eye Gregory Daco also said that closing the vulnerability will have a prices on prices.
He wrote in an analysis: “Eliminating the exemption of” minimum “is now subject to low -valuable imports to customs tariffs, pressing actually thin margins and leading end prices.”
However, the administration also waived a customs base this week, trade experts say it will make it difficult to collect newly re -definitions.
The waiver is eliminated from the official entry requirements, which requires customs tariffs and inspections, for goods that are worth more than $ 250, which are subject to additional punishment definitions, which are most of the goods after the tariff was announced on April 2.
“The relief of the Trump administration’s calm administration of a long -term customs base requires an official entry into goods ranging from $ 250 and $ 2,500 to” punishment “definitions, which makes it very difficult to collect customs tariffs on millions of daily e -commerce shipments from China.
Lori Walsh Trade Manager said that the waiver will end up enforcing the canceled exemption.
She wrote in a comment on social media: “The waiver of this long customs base will lead to the application and collection of the intestine. This decline also undermines the collection of all the customs tariffs” Tahrir’s Day “.
The International Shipping Company, DHL, said it had a “constructive dialogue” with the government in recent days on organizational changes.
“This decision follows the constructive dialogue between the DHL and the American government, who have shown a strong willingness to understand our operational and technical challenges, and who agreed that it is necessary to act quickly,” the company said in a statement.
Gabriel Wildaw, a Chinese specialist at Tenio’s financial advisory company, told Hill that the end of the minimum exemption would put pressure on Chinese exporters to use intermediate countries that still have access to a customs tariff solution.
He said on Friday: “The minimum exemption remains to the non -distorted countries.” “I expect to see Chinese retailers for e -commerce, they are used using countries like Mexico and Canada as a collection points for low value beams.”
Earlier this year, Trump took a previous step to end the exemption from the customs tariff, but it extracted the request after the packages began to accumulate in the American entry ports, indicating the need for “sufficient systems [to be put] In place to treat customs tariff revenues completely, quickly and collect. “
China and the United States were imprisoned in a confrontation around Trump’s trade war, as the two countries are imposed on a three -number tariff on each other, which leads to a decrease in trade sizes quickly and slowly in the port activity.
Last week, the markets emerged on statements by Treasury Secretary Scott Besin, who said at a meeting with the financial presidents that the commercial situation with China was “not sustainable”.
Trade talks have not yet occurred, and China insisted that the ball was in the trade in the United States Court. However, the China’s tone was reduced in a statement on Friday from the Ministry of Commerce.
“The United States has recently taken the initiative to transfer information to China through the relevant parties several times, hoping to speak with China,” a Chinese Ministry of Commerce official said. “China is currently evaluating this.”
