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  According to the White House website, US President Trump signed an executive order on April 2 to close the trade "loophole" channel for duty-free shipping of low-priced packages from China into the United States. The order states that this is a crucial step in addressing the ongoing health crisis caused by the influx of illegal synthetic opioid drugs into the United States.

  The order shows that Trump will terminate the tax-free treatment for small packages imported from mainland China and Hong Kong, known as the low value tax-free threshold ( de minimis ), starting from the early morning of May 2nd Eastern Time.

All relevant postal items containing goods that are sent through the international postal network that are valued at or under $800 and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption are subject to a duty rate of either 30% of their value or $25 per item (increasing to $50 per item after June 1, 2025). This is in lieu of any other duties, including those imposed by prior Orders.

Previously, on February 1st, Trump signed an executive order canceling the "minimum" tariff exemption for small goods worth "less than $800" in the United States, which officially took effect on February 4th.

On February 5th, the United States Postal Service announced that it would stop receiving packages from mainland China and Hong Kong, but withdrew them later on the same day.

threshold for Chinese small packages (worth less than $800) until "sufficient systems are established to comprehensively and quickly process and collect tariff revenue". According to US media reports, US President Trump signed this executive order on February 5th, only about 4 days after he canceled this tax exemption measure on February 1st.