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A Bipartisan Call for Action on De Minimis and China Trade Policy Reform

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission issued a clarion call to Congress in a bipartisan consensus report released yesterday, outlining critical bipartisan recommendations intended to reform decades-old U.S. trade policies that China has been exploiting. Among the Top 10 key recommendations, the bipartisan commission called on Congress to eliminate de minimis duty-free exemptions for […]

Urgent Calls for De Minimis Loophole Reform: A High-Stakes Debate for U.S. Manufacturers

Advocates for reforming the de minimis loophole have been highlighting the pressing need to close a gaping loophole in U.S. trade law, which has opened the door to a surge of imports that are harming American manufacturers and consumers. National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas outlined the gravity of the […]

De Minimis Front and Center in Congressional Action This Week

By Kristi Ellis Congressional scrutiny and action over the de minimis loophole took center stage on Capitol Hill this week, as lawmakers underscored the severe economic impacts to American manufacturing and dangers to U.S. consumers wrought by this provision in U.S. trade law, during two days of action that culminated in a markup of de […]