Announcement
20 Feb 2026
On 20 February 2026, the Administration amended Executive Order 14324 by replacing the previous high IEEPA-linked and per-package duties on certain low-value postal shipments with a single 10% ad valorem duty tied to a temporary import surcharge, while maintaining the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment.
Source
U.S. White House (20 February 2026). Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment For All Countries. Executive Orders. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/continuing-the-suspension-of-duty-free-de-minimis-treatment-for-all-countries/
Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
1 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
24 Feb 2026
Revocation date:
24 Jul 2026
Announced: 20 Feb 2026
Import tariff
On 20 February 2026, the U.S. Administration issued an Executive Order modifying Executive Order 14324 (Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries, see related state act). While the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) remains in place, the new Order replaces the prior postal duty schedule linked to “effective IEEPA tariff rates” and specific per-package duties with a single ad valorem duty tied to the temporary import surcharge announced on...
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