Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process

What it does

This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports valued at $800 or less arriving through the international postal network. This document also establishes a new postal informal entry process for certain merchandise entering the United States through the mail environment.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

19 CFR 145

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published 16 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1685-AA45 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• Oct. 22, 2026 Final rule; extension of compliance date. Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process; Delayed Compliance Extension

What happens next and when

Effective date: This interim final rule is effective on July 24, 2026, except for amendatory instruction 4 (19 CFR 145.31), which is effective on June 24, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCBP-2026-0761 on Regulations.gov
• Title 19 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register