Trade
Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs across our Northern Border
The order temporarily preserves duty-free treatment for eligible low-value goods covered by tariffs on Canadian imports.
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Eligible low-value shipments can continue entering duty-free until the government can efficiently process and collect the applicable tariffs.
What the order does
- Keeps duty-free de minimis treatment available for otherwise eligible covered goods.
- Ends that treatment once the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President that adequate tariff-processing and collection systems are operational.
Who it affects
- Importers and carriers handling eligible low-value covered goods.
- Consumers receiving eligible low-value shipments covered by the amended tariff order.
- Federal officials responsible for tariff processing and collection.