Territorial De Minimis Exemption Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5960 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5960 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 merchandis