Trump de minimis for all

[vintage-emporium-jedburgh]

Another dose of fun for those that ship to the states ,the the under  $800 duty exemption ends 29th aug

[therenewalworkshopltd]

Not that surprising at all.

Whilst it will be a pain for those of us that do ship to the states, I don't think that it's such a bad idea.

Quite honestly, we need to do something here as well, to stop the likes of Shein, Temu etc abusing the system in the way that they are.
And this is Trump, wouldn't be surprised if minds get changed before then!

[moonlight-rhapsody]

Apparently de minimis is currently being reviewed by the Treasury, although there is no date for when the review will be published.  According to Sky News:

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According to HM Revenue and Customs data released to Sky News following a Freedom of Information request, the total declared trade value of de minimis imports into the UK in the last fiscal year (2024-25) was £5.9bn.

That was a 53% increase on the previous year (£3.9bn), underlining the scale of growth of e-commerce imports into the UK.

While it is hard to gauge how much revenue this means the Treasury has forgone, an illustrative 20% tariff on flows of that order could raise more than £1bn.

The untold story about de minimis is that it hasn't just had an impact on shopping habits in the UK, or for that matter, the textiles manufacturing sector - it has also changed patterns of distribution.  Struggling regional airports that never saw their passenger numbers recover after the pandemic are now re-establishing themselves as hubs for cargo.  European Cargo is now the single biggest airline at Bournemouth Airport, despite not carrying a single passenger.  Other regional airports like East Midlands Airport and Prestwick in Scotland are seeing rapid growth in flows of trade.

All of which raises the stakes for the government's inquiry into the de minimis system.  At present, there is no timeline for its decision, but removing the clause would have far-reaching effects across the economy.

[maturin.surprise]

This is potentially huge, I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this.

If it goes ahead, 26 days from now selling to US buyers could become an absolute nightmare with predicted long backlogs at US Customs. 

I'm considering switching off U.S. on about the 15th of August, just to see what effect this all has on fees/requirements for US customers to pay before receiving, etc.

[vintage-emporium-jedburgh]

Its  certainly huge with added huge for  us !

from being paid in dollars with a  ebay US dollar  account

we now dont ship internationally  

at all 

its just not worth the hassle 

[pillarboxred]

I do GSP but US shipments have disappeared. Have I had any this year?

[jlovie]

I've noticed my last few US orders via GSP have shown held for customs inspection in the tracking, one for well over a week. So far, all have got through and been delivered after a delay.

I don't know if they're opening packages, or just checking the paperwork.

[stovestickers]

My trade to the USA will have to stop.  In short it means a flat per-package duty of $80 which is bad news when you are selling an item for around £10 

[davrman]

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@therenewalworkshopltd wrote:

Quite honestly, we need to do something here as well, to stop the likes of Shein, Temu etc abusing the system in the way that they are.

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Hasn't this already happened? According to this UK government page: 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-directly-to-customers-in-the-uk

"Low value consignment relief, which is an import VAT exemption for goods valued at £15 or less, has been removed in:

Great Britain for goods imported from outside the UK
Northern Ireland for goods that are imported from outside the UK and EU"

[stovestickers]

Davrman - you are wrong - the exemption you state relates to VAT - specifically it says:-

Low value consignment relief, which is an import VAT exemption for goods valued at £15 or less, has been removed in:

• Great Britain for goods imported from outside the UK
• Northern Ireland for goods that are imported from outside the UK and EU

This has nothing to do with de minimis which in the UK for customs duty is £135. This means that goods valued at or below this threshold can be imported without incurring customs duties. However, VAT is still applicable and should be collected at the point of sale

What Trump has done is remove the de minimis completely for all countries and then applied a minimum tarrif of between $80-$200 on each shipment - which is intened to stop the damage caused to usa manufacturers unfortunately its far too late as they have long ago shifted most low tech manufacturing to low cost countries 

[therenewalworkshopltd]

removed..........................

[4_bathrooms]

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@davrman wrote:

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@therenewalworkshopltd wrote:

Quite honestly, we need to do something here as well, to stop the likes of Shein, Temu etc abusing the system in the way that they are.

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Hasn't this already happened? According to this UK government page: 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-directly-to-customers-in-the-uk

"Low value consignment relief, which is an import VAT exemption for goods valued at £15 or less, has been removed in:

Great Britain for goods imported from outside the UK
Northern Ireland for goods that are imported from outside the UK and EU"

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As per the article that was the removal of low value consignment relief; i.e. the threshold where VAT became due shifted from £15.00 to £0.00. Another strand of the same measure holds online marketplaces (such as eBay) responsible for charging VAT at the point of sale where goods are located outside the UK and worth up to £135. This was to stop rampant VAT evasion that was previously being carried out by overseas sellers who were misdeclaring the value of the goods on the CN22.   

The de minimis for Customs Duty has remained at £135; this is the threshold where trade tariffs become applicable. 

[davrman]

Ah, yes. I wrongly assumed that what was being discussed was the (now removed) <£15 exemption for VAT, not the £135 threshold for import duty... D'oh!