De minimis is dead, and now legally buried

Key takeaway: The Court of International Trade’s ruling that IEEPA authorizes the President to revoke duty-free treatment for sub-$800 imports removes the last legal uncertainty hanging over a year-old policy shift that has already reshaped cross-border parcel economics. The last shippers hoping the courts might resurrect the de minimis exemption can stop hoping. On August 13, the U. S. Court of International Trade ruled unanimously that President Trump’s use of the International ...