Read this excellent blog post from Tom Perriello calling out the de minimis loophole:
Really, a “Bipartisan Trade Consensus” that is GOOD for WORKERS!
Buried deep in U.S. customs law lies a nearly century-old provision that mega-tech companies like Amazon have resurrected as a giant loophole that they exploit to profit massively off importing cheap, and sometimes dangerous or counterfeit, Chinese goods. Formally known as the “de minimis threshold,” this provision was originally intended to save the federal government the time and effort of inspecting and assessing tariffs on small, insignificant items brought in by travelers or shipped from families overseas.