U.S. exempts de minimis shipments from Section 301 duties

The U.S. is exempting all de minimis shipments from Section 301 duties on Chinese goods, a decision trade attorneys say bears watching as tariffs increase. “Goods properly entered under Section 321 are not subject to Section 301 duties,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection states in a trade remedy bulletin last updated on Aug. 22 . A de minimis shipment, under Section 321 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, allows for goods valued at $800 or less to enter...