# 2025-14897: U.S. Axes Duty-Free Perk on Tiny Imports to Fight Drugs 2025-14897, Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-08-05, effective 2025-08-29; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14897 - As of: 2026-11-03 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-14897 - Title: Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 90 FR 37775 - Published: 2025-08-05 - Effective: 2025-08-29 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-03 ## In one line U.S. Axes Duty-Free Perk on Tiny Imports to Fight Drugs ## Summary Starting now, the U.S. is suspending the duty-free rule for small shipments from all countries to fight drug trafficking and protect public safety. This means importers will have to pay duties on all packages, no matter how small, until further notice. The change kicks in immediately and aims to help stop illegal drugs from crossing our borders, which could also impact costs for businesses and shoppers. ## Effects PRIA read - De Minimis Duty-Free Rule Suspended: cost, high. Starting August 29, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, the duty-free de minimis exemption under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) no longer applies for any shipment not covered by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b). Except for international postal shipments, all such shipments will be subject to applicable duties, taxes, fees, exaction… - New Postal Package Duty Options: cost, high. For international postal network shipments, carriers must collect and remit duties using one of two methods: (1) an ad valorem duty equal to the effective IEEPA tariff rate on the package value, or (2) a specific per-package duty for a temporary 6‑month period: $80 per item if the effective IEEPA r… - Six-Month Specific-Duty Transition Window: cost, medium. The specific per-package duty schedule ($80/$160/$200) for international postal shipments is available for 6 months from the order's effective date (starting August 29, 2025). After that 6-month period, all postal shipments must comply with the ad valorem duty methodology (effective IEEPA tariff ra… - Entry Bonds and Carrier Bond Requirements: cost, medium. CBP is authorized to require a basic importation and entry bond for informal entries valued at or less than $2,500. Any carrier that transports international postal shipments to the United States must have an international carrier bond as described in 19 CFR 113.64 to ensure payment of the duties d… - Temporary Postal Entry Process and Notification Rule: mixed, medium. Until CBP establishes and publishes a new entry process in the Federal Register, international postal shipments will be processed without preparation of an ACE entry but remain subject to the duty rates in section 3. Separately, duty-free de minimis treatment for postal shipments will remain availa… - Carrier Collection Rules and Method Change Limits: cost, low. 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