What is the U.S. De Minimis Tariff Exception?
Why is the U.S. De Minimis Rule Under Review?
What is the biggest impact if the de minimis threshold is lowered or eliminated?
Increased Costs: New costs will include duties, tariffs, and customs brokerage fees.
Compliance Burden: Every small shipment will require more detailed documentation, including accurate HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) codes.
Processing Delays: The sheer volume of newly dutiable packages will strain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), leading to potential fulfillment delays.
How Ship Central Prepares You for a Post-De Minimis Landscape
Expert Customs Guidance: Our team is proactively trained on the latest proposed legislation and how to correctly classify your SKUs now, ensuring immediate compliance when the rule changes.
Landed Cost Modeling: We help you integrate the new cost of duties and customs fees into your total landed cost to maintain profitability and adjust pricing strategy.
Scalable U.S. Inventory: For businesses currently relying on direct-to-consumer international shipping, we can help you strategically shift to bulk U.S. imports and fulfill from our domestic warehouses, mitigating individual package customs fees.
Optimized Receiving: We streamline the bulk import process with proper documentation and carrier relationships to minimize delays at the port, ensuring inventory gets into our system faster.
Your 3-Step Action Plan to De-Minimis-Proof Your Supply Chain
- Audit Your SKUs: Begin assigning accurate HTS codes to all your products now, even if you don’t currently need them for de minimis shipments.
- Model Your New Landed Cost: Work with Ship Central to calculate the likely duty and tariff costs for your products so you can adjust retail pricing preemptively.
- Evaluate Domestic Fulfillment: If a significant portion of your inventory is currently direct-shipped internationally, explore transferring inventory to a U.S. 3PL like Ship Central Fulfillment to benefit from faster domestic shipping and avoid individual package customs processes.
Don’t wait for the law to change. Proactive preparation is the difference between a minor operational adjustment and a major disruption.
Ready to De-Risk Your Imports? Contact Ship Central Fulfillment Today for a Strategic Consultation on Customs Compliance and Landed Cost Management.