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De minimis is a policy described in 19 U.S.C. 1321 that allows the import of low value articles duty and tax free, provided their aggregate fair retail value does not exceed $800 in the country from which the articles are imported.  Additionally, the articles must be imported by only one person on one day. The previous de minimis threshold was $200, but the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 increased it to $800. Increasing volumes of de minimis merchandise, along with enforcement concerns related to fentanyl and counterfeit merchandise, among other things, have prompted calls to restrict the pathway. De minimis goods may be cleared off manifest, or qualifying goods may be entered under the informal Type 86 entry type.

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AD: Ecuador Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
August 29, 2007 |Top News

The International Trade Administration has issued a notice announcing that it is revoking the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador as a result of its determination under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) regarding the offsetting of dumped sales with non-dumped sales ("zeroing") when making average-to-average comparisons of export price and normal value in the investigation challenged by Ecuador before the World Trade Organization.

Topics:Customs duty
Phase 3 Enforcement of Mandatory e-Manifest: Truck for Advance Cargo Information Purposes in Michigan and New York Begins August 23rd
August 21, 2007 |Top News

In May 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted to its Web site a notice announcing the phased enforcement of mandatory Automated Commercial Environment electronic manifest: Truck for advance cargo information purposes at all land border ports in Michigan and New York beginning May 24, 2007.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
AD: China Brake Rotors
August 3, 2007 |Top News

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative and new shipper reviews of brake rotors from China for the period of April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006.