Court Upholds Trump's USD 800 De Minimis Exemption Suspension: Why Tariffs Were Blocked but Duty-Free Treatment Could End
A U.S. court has upheld the Trump administration's authority to suspend the de minimis exemption for imports valued at USD 800 or less. However, it is inaccurate to say that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the elimination of the exemption lawful. The Supreme Court blocked the imposition of new tariffs under IEEPA in February 2026, while the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in a separate case in August 13 that suspending the de minimis exemption involves a different type of authority.