On: Suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports $800 or less

[happyopossum]

There's nothing in the CBP rule that prohibits importing prescriptions, although there will no longer be a duty exemption for them. The rule is about suspending the 'de minimis' exemption for shipments valued under $800...

[hexapus → happyopossum]

Starting Oct 22, packages from foreign and Canadian online pharmacies will be prohibited from entering the U.S. if the same medication is sold domestically or if the foreign pharmacy targets U.S. buyers.

[telotortium → hexapus]

Source?

[loeg → happyopossum]

Wasn't that already suspended in, like, 2025?

[PaulDavisThe1st → loeg]

SCOTUS ruled that the executive order that included it was illegal. So it went away, even though they never ruled on the specifics of the de minimis system. Now it is back, under a different EO.

[yibg → loeg]

I believe it had a phased rollout, which impacts all parcels soon.

[seemaze → yibg]

I was charged $46 of import fees on a $137 of art supplies from the Czech Republic this May.