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Territorial De Minimis Exemption Act
To permanently provide the privilege of de minimis treatment to the importation into the customs territory of the United States of articles originating from certain territories, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill permanently allows articles originating from four U.S. territories—the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa—to be imported into the United States free of duty and tax, up to $800 per person per day. The bill codifies this de minimis exemption to prevent it from being eliminated. It also includes the Northern Mariana Islands in the exemption for bona fide gifts and requires the President to consult with relevant departments when making trade policy changes that could affect commerce in U.S. territories.
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- Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Ms. King-Hinds (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Moylan, and Ms. Plaskett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To permanently provide the privilege of de minimis treatment to the importation into the customs territory of the United States of articles originating from certain territories, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Territorial De Minimis Exemption Act”.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF TERRITORIES FROM ELIMINATION OF DE MINIMIS TREATMENT.
(a) Privilege of De Minimis Treatment.—On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall admit into the customs territory of the United States articles originating from any covered territory free of duty and of any tax imposed on or by reason of importation, but the aggregate fair retail value in the country of shipment of articles imported by one person on one day and exempted from the payment of duty shall not exceed $800.
(b) Covered Territory Defined.—For purposes of the privilege under subsection (a), the term “covered territory” means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
(c) Evasion Prohibited.—The privilege under subsection (a) shall not be granted in any case in which merchandise covered by a single order or contract is forwarded in separate lots to secure the benefit of such privilege.
(d) Regulations.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that the privilege of de minimis treatment provided in accordance with subsection (a) is implemented in the same manner and to the same extent as such privilege was extended to articles imported into the customs territory of the United States on or before January 1, 2025.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN SCOPE OF BONA FIDE GIFTS EXEMPTION.
Section 321(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting “Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam,”.
SEC. 4. CONSULTATION REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO WIDELY APPLICABLE TARIFF POLICY CHANGES.
In the course of making any determinations relating to changes in United States trade policy, especially such changes that will have global or otherwise widely applicable effect, the President shall seek to ensure to the maximum extent practicable, including in consultation as appropriate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, that such changes are not implemented in a manner that adversely affects commerce in United States territories, including by treating articles originating from such territories as imports from foreign countries. <all>
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