The minimum amount of duty-free declaration for inbound shipments in the United States has been increased from $200 to $800 per shipment.
The minimum tax-free declaration amount refers to the qualified shipment * if the declared dollar amount is less than the specified amount, it can be exempted from formal customs declaration and no customs duties or taxes are required. This means that most shipments with a value of less than $800 into the United States can be exempted from formal customs declaration and import duties.
This adjustment will effectively promote trade development, reduce costs and speed up the circulation of goods. In particular, Asian exporters can benefit from this by reducing paperwork to speed up the customs clearance of shipments and shorten the transportation time of shipments to the United States.
*No matter the value of specific goods specified by U.S. government agencies, they still need to be formally declared, so the new minimum tax-free declaration amount standard is not applicable to such shipments.