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De minimis is a policy described in 19 U.S.C. 1321 that allows the import of low value articles duty and tax free, provided their aggregate fair retail value does not exceed $800 in the country from which the articles are imported.  Additionally, the articles must be imported by only one person on one day. The previous de minimis threshold was $200, but the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 increased it to $800. Increasing volumes of de minimis merchandise, along with enforcement concerns related to fentanyl and counterfeit merchandise, among other things, have prompted calls to restrict the pathway. De minimis goods may be cleared off manifest, or qualifying goods may be entered under the informal Type 86 entry type.

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CBP Extends Comment Deadline on its Drawback Proposed Rule
November 4, 2009 |Top News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that it is extending the comment period on its proposed rule to amend 19 CFR to preclude the filing of a substitution drawback claim1 for Federal excise tax2 paid on imported merchandise in situations where (1) no excise tax was paid on the substituted merchandise or where (2) the substituted merchandise is the subject of a different claim for refund or drawback of Internal Revenue Code taxes.

Topics:Customs duty, Drawback
Some CEA Members Ambivalent on CEA-Funded Spectrum Analysis
October 29, 2009 by Josh Wein|Miscellaneous

Some CEA members that make TV sets were not happy with the trade association’s submission last week to the FCC of an economic analysis that concluded TV broadcasters’ spectrum would be far more valuable if used for wireless broadband (CD Oct 27 p1), two CE industry sources said. CEA members got a preview of the analysis before it reached the commission, and some told the group they had problems with it, they said. CEA’s members all understand the bigger picture addressed by the filing, said Brian Markwalter, CEA vice president of technology and standards. “We're a member-driven organization,” said Jamie Hedlund, vice president of regulatory affairs. “Membership supported the filing we made.”

Some CEA Members Ambivalent on CEA-Funded Spectrum Analysis
October 29, 2009 by Josh Wein|Miscellaneous

Some CEA members were not happy with the trade association’s submission last week to the FCC of an economic analysis that concluded TV broadcasters’ spectrum would be far more valuable if used for wireless broadband (CED Oct 27 p5), two CE industry sources said.