China commission says de minimis shouldn’t apply to e-commerce platforms

Congress should not allow imports sold through e-commerce platforms to benefit from de minimis rules, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommends in a new report, citing “a novel and growing risk to U.S. consumers.” The commission, created in 2000 to assess the national security implications of the U.S.-China economic and trade relationship, on Tuesday released 32 recommendations in its congressionally mandated annual report . Blocking online retailers from benefitting from de minimis and revoking China’s permanently normal trade...