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InsightsOctober 11, 2026

CBP's New Low-Value Shipment Rule After De Minimis: Bonds, Mail Entries and Foreign Importer Limits

On October 8, 2026, CBP proposed stricter rules for the low-value shipments that lost the de minimis exemption and now clear through informal entry. Every informal entry of $2,500 or less would need a customs bond and would have to be filed by the day of arrival, with a $1,000 minimum claim for bond breaches.

Vlad Kozhushko

InsightsFebruary 20, 2026

IEEPA tariff ruling: refund process and current-tariff update

A source-linked guide to the Supreme Court decision, the ACE/CAPE refund process, and the separate tariffs that followed.

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