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Suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports $800 or less

161 points · 154 comments · burnt-resistor

  1. bayarearefugee · · focus · HN ↗
    goes into effect 12 days before a midterm election that is already starting to look like a blue tsunami.

    It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em.

    1. adastra22 · · focus · HN ↗
      midterms are in November?
      1. jacobolus · · focus · HN ↗
        "The compliance date for 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v) and (vi) is on October 22, 2026"
      2. parl_match · · focus · HN ↗
        wait until you find out what month is before november lol
      3. mmh0000 · · focus · HN ↗
        People are downvoting you.

        But I'm assuming this was a joke about the conspiracy that midterms will be canceled one way or another due to a "national emergency". Which, sadly, is much more probable than it should be.

      4. eli_gottlieb · · focus · HN ↗
        Yes, even-numbered years are Congressional election years and American general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November.
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