This is because of Trump’s tariffs. There is no longer a de minimus exception, everything has to go checked.
I googled de minimus.
The de minimis exemption, which allows shipments of less than $800 to avoid import duties and taxes, has become a critical tool in e-commerce supply chains to limit cross-border shipping costs.
De minimus was originally intended so you don’t have to pay tariffs on little $10 goodies you got while travelling. Then they raised it to $800 cause why not?
Dropshipping basically relies on this, US is about to go from probably the highest de minimus in the world to nothing.
I googled de minimus.
The Biden admin actually got the ball rolling on removing the de minimis exception. It just synced up with Trump’s tariff threats.
https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/de-minimis-changes-biden-harris-trump-timing/731869/
Like I needed another reason to hate that man
De minimus was originally intended so you don’t have to pay tariffs on little $10 goodies you got while travelling. Then they raised it to $800 cause why not?
Dropshipping basically relies on this, US is about to go from probably the highest de minimus in the world to nothing.
did trump accidentally kneecap the etsy AI shopfront industry???
10$ adjusted to inflation? Or 10$ originally 100 years ago?
More like 50 years ago but yeah $10 originally
America (and other places) should probably put an “adjusted for inflation” thing on any dollar amount appearing in a law