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The '''de minimis trade rule''' permits imports of less than $800 into the United States to avoid tariff payments.  

The '''de minimis trade rule''' permits imports of less than $800 into the United States to avoid tariff payments, except (since early 2025) Mexico, China, and Canada.

 

During Trump 47's "first 100 days" he imposed 10% and 25% tariffs on Mexico, China, and Canada.  

During Trump 47's "first 100 days" he imposed 10% and 25% tariffs on Mexico, China, and Canada.  

The White House said that the purpose of the tariffs is not so much (a) to gain more federal revenue as (b) to change the policy of the affected countries: for one thing, Trump is calling for a crackdown on deadly addictive drugs (specifically [[fentanyl]]). His strategy is to hurt U.S. trading partners enough to make them crack down on smugglers (and on migrants traveling through Mexico).  

The White House said that the purpose of the tariffs is not so much (a) to gain more federal revenue as (b) to change the policy of the affected countries: for one thing, Trump is calling for a crackdown on deadly addictive drugs (specifically [[fentanyl]]). His strategy is to hurt U.S. trading partners enough to make them crack down on smugglers (and on migrants traveling through Mexico).