[ad_1] The Trump administration said it’s ending the exemption to protect Americans. It said the provision, which was codified in the U.S. tax code, has been used to “evade tariffs and funnel deadly synthetic opioids as well as other unsafe or below-market products that harm American workers and businesses into the United States.” De minimis…

[ad_1] Terry Gerton Let’s start by having you give us an explanation for how the U.S. Postal Service uses the pre-career employee category. It’s very different from what happens in other organizations. David Garcia It is. So a little bit about pre-career employees at the Postal Service. They make up about 100,000 of the agency’s…

[ad_1] U.S. shoppers ordering smaller goods from abroad are being met with waves of cancellation notices ahead of a key trade rule change ordered by the Trump administration. On Friday, the United States will end the nearly century-old de minimis exemption, which allowed items worth less than $800 to be shipped to the country duty-free,…

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[ad_1] (Not So) Fun Fact: Despite many officials and headlines calling the de minimis trade rule a “loophole,” this policy has been in place since the 1930s and is specifically designed for the duty-free importation of low-value goods, primarily benefiting low-income consumers. Destroying De Minimis Delivers Disorder What’s Happening: President Trump’s executive order suspending the…

[ad_1] Royal Mail has given Britain’s recognisable red pillar postbox the “biggest redesign in its 175-year history”, integrating solar panels to power digitally activated drawers for larger parcels. The 3,500 new designs, billed as “the postboxes of the future”, will be rolled out across the UK within the coming months. Royal Mail is rolling out…

[ad_1] Royal Mail is rolling out new postal delivery duties paid (PDDP) services ahead of changes to US import requirements and the end of the de minimis exemption for packages under $800. The new services are now ready for use after a short pause in acceptance of shipments to the US, with Royal Mail saying…

[ad_1] Royal Mail has announced it will be the first international postal operator to launch new services so people can continue sending goods to the United States ahead of new customs requirements coming into effect on Friday. From today, Royal Mail customers can use the company’s new postal delivery duties paid (PDDP) services. The move…

[ad_1] After a successful pilot in April of this year, the Royal Mail is now rolling out its new solar-powered postboxes nationwide. The biggest change to the iconic red postbox in 175 years sees the introduction of a large solar panel and a drop-down drawer for large parcels, with 3,500 of what Royal Mail describes…