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The De Minimis Loophole

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The Hidden Lever · Business Model
Congress Drilled the $800 Hole in 2015. Shein and Temu Just Walked Through It.
Everyone calls de minimis a loophole Chinese e-commerce 'hijacked.' Wrong. Congress raised the duty-free threshold to $800 in 2015, and shipments under it grew from 139 million to 1.36 billion a year. The hole was a domestic policy choice — Shein and Temu just walked through it faster than anyone expected.
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