203. What if Trump halts duty-free packages from China?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential impact of halting duty-free packages from China and the implications of the US de minimis policy.

Shipments of small packages from China have skyrocketed, but the de minimis policy that excludes them from tariffs may end. Chris Casey (Congressional Research Service) joins to explore the history of the US de minimis policy and Amit Khandelwal (Yale University) shares economic research into the question of what happens if the policy ends (37:33).

People in this episode

Host: Chad P. Bown

Guests: Chris Casey, Amit Khandelwal

Topics covered

• trade policy
• tariffs
• de minimis
• China
• economic research
• US policy

Keywords

• duty-free
• tariffs
• China
• de minimis policy
• economic research
• trade talks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congressional Research Service, Yale University

Places: China

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