# Merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving by modes other than the international postal network (de minimis) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving by modes other than the international postal network (de minimis), carrier is US CBP (imports into the United States); restriction type is restricted; scope is all modes other than the international postal network; conditions is CBP regulations implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption; all entries of merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving through modes other than the international postal network must use formal or informal entry procedures, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving by modes other than the international postal network (de minimis) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** US CBP (imports into the United States) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** all modes other than the international postal network _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** CBP regulations implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption; all entries of merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving through modes other than the international postal network must use formal or informal entry procedures. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> This indefinite suspension means that all entries of merchandise valued at $800 or less arriving through all modes other than the international postal network must utilize formal or informal entry procedures.

## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12670/indefinite-suspension-of-the-de-minimis-exemption-for-merchandise-arriving-through-all-modes-other

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).