President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a pause on his closing of the de minimis trade exemption ...

U.S. President Donald Trump paused his administration's repeal of duty-free treatment of low-cost packages from China on ...

A Reuters investigation last year detailed how traffickers often route these chemicals through the United States by exploiting the de minimis rule. China has repeatedly denied culpability.

The order states that de minimis will be restored for small packages shipped from China, "but shall cease ... has come under greater scrutiny. Last year, Temu began onboarding Chinese sellers ...