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).
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