Trump signed an order stopping the de minimis rule

[keangkong]

Today Trump signed an order ending the de minimis rule. The de minimis rule was a tariff loophole on low cost items sent in small amount. Earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order to end the de minimis rule. However, a few days later, Trump backed off that rule. Members of this forum extensively discussed Trump's prior, temporary termination of the de minimis rule. New 10% tariffs on goods from China.

Here is an article on the latest Trump executive order ending the de minimis rule. https://www.reuters.com/markets/trump-considering-revoking-tariff-exemptions-cheap-shipments-china-source-says-2025-04-02/ The rates are somewhat different than the last time Trump revoked the rule.

This means that goods shipped from China will likely face greater scrutiny. That could make buying GLP-1 drugs more difficult in the short term. As a practical matter, increased tariffs, due to their severity, are not likely to last long because making them last will cause a recession. The new tariffs Trump is imposing will end either before or shortly after our country enters into a recession.

As a practical matter, we'll continue to be able to obtain GLP-1 drugs because our vendors will find a way to bring it into our country. It's quite hard to stop the shipment of little things that are worth much. However, it wouldn't be surprising if they become a little more expensive or difficult to obtain in the short term.

Trump is gutting the FDA. That may making obtaining illicit GLP-1 drugs easier.

 

[clayd]

The de minimis rule change is probably a very big deal for the gray peptide market

 

[m100568]

I read there are over a billion packages per year coming in under the de minimis rule. As a practical matter they can't search them all. Plus, virtually the entire world will be subject to tariffs on everything, so customs is going to be overwhelmed. I would expect that shippers would have to declare a value and pay the tariff on the declared value. That may add to cost, even if there is no significant increase to seizures.

 

[Airborne Daddy]

Today Trump signed an order ending the de minimis rule. The de minimis rule was a tariff loophole on low cost items sent in small amount. Earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order to end the de minimis rule. However, a few days later, Trump backed off that rule. Members of this forum extensively discussed Trump's prior, temporary termination of the de minimis rule. New 10% tariffs on goods from China.

Here is an article on the latest Trump executive order ending the de minimis rule. https://www.reuters.com/markets/trump-considering-revoking-tariff-exemptions-cheap-shipments-china-source-says-2025-04-02/ The rates are somewhat different than the last time Trump revoked the rule.

This means that goods shipped from China will likely face greater scrutiny. That could make buying GLP-1 drugs more difficult in the short term. As a practical matter, increased tariffs, due to their severity, are not likely to last long because making them last will cause a recession. The new tariffs Trump is imposing will end either before or shortly after our country enters into a recession.

As a practical matter, we'll continue to be able to obtain GLP-1 drugs because our vendors will find a way to bring it into our country. It's quite hard to stop the shipment of little things that are worth much. However, it wouldn't be surprising if they become a little more expensive or difficult to obtain in the short term.

Trump is gutting the FDA. That may making obtaining illicit GLP-1 drugs easier.

Looks like customs is getting more aggressive especially chicago... seen some guys waiting on orders from one source with no movement after mid March when it hit customs and another source not taking Chicago orders. It can't last long, they couldnt/can't stop aas. ..

 

[Blitziod]

I’ve been ordering from palaces that ship from a USA address. Let them take the risk getting the product in the country.

 

[GimmeABreak]

I read the Trump order (link below) and unless I am missing something the end of the de minimus rule is only being applied to shipments originating in China (PRC) and Hong Kong. Shippers are also not required to make a formal entry and can import using the much simpler/faster informal entry process. I imagine vendors could use a logistics provider that ships to a nearby country and then re-label and export to the US. Illegal but so are many of the products they are shipping.

I agree, if there is money to be made the vendors will find a way or new vendors will pop up and figure it out. It just may take a few months for the dust to settle.

Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[keangkong]

What you wrote makes perfect sense. If the de minimis rule starts to be enforced, our shipments will just come from a country not subject to the de minimis rule. I pretty confident that the GLP-1 vendors will have no qualms about doing so.

 

[keangkong]

I’ve been ordering from palaces that ship from a USA address. Let them take the risk getting the product in the country.

I agree that you're better off buying from a place that ships from a US warehouse.