The exponential increase in de minimis shipments makes it more challenging to enforce US trade laws, health laws, and to block illicit drugs from entering the country.
The number of shipments entering the US claiming the de minimis exemption has increased significantly, from approximately 140 million a year to over one billion a year.
The de minimis exemption allows many fast fashion outlets to operate duty free, giving them an unfair advantage in the market.
Shipping $5 tank tops isn't the only use for the exemption; the increase has strained enforcement against illicit materials entering the US.
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