Congress Is Trying to Reverse Trump’s Progress on Closing Tariff Loopholes

Congress is moving to undo one of President Trump’s most important trade enforcement wins: closing the de minimis tariff loophole. After Trump shut down a system that let foreign sellers evade billions in tariffs while flooding the U.S. with unchecked packages—including counterfeits and fentanyl—a new bill seeks to quietly bring it back under a friendly-sounding name.