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Trump administration implements restrictions on de minimis for specific goods to exert trade pressure.
Legal challenge initiated against the elimination of the trade tool.
Litigation paused awaiting Supreme Court clarification on executive trade powers.
Court rules the case can proceed following the Supreme Court's determination on tariff authority.
Threshold Increase
De minimis threshold raised from $200 to $800 via the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act.
A federal court has cleared the way for a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's removal of the de minimis trade exemption to proceed. The case, which had been stayed pending a Supreme Court decision on executive tariff powers, could reshape the regulatory landscape for cross-border e-commerce.