Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Merchandise Arriving Through All Modes Other Than the International Postal Network

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 via all modes other than through the international postal network. This indefinite suspension means that all entries of merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving through all modes other than the international postal network must utilize formal or informal entry procedures.

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 10

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-AA44 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This interim final rule is effective on June 24, 2026. Comments on the rule must be received on or before July 24, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCBP-2026-0760 on Regulations.gov
• Title 19 on eCFR

The record as published

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