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S 489 114th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Customs enforcement Tariffs

Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015

Introduced: February 12, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative should encourage other countries, through bilateral, regional, and multilateral fora, to establish commercially meaningful de minimis values for express and postal shipments of articles that are exempt from customs duties and certain entry documentation requirements, as appropriate.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $800 the aggregate retail value in the country of shipment of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day.

What's happening now February 12, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 978 Related bill Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 25, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 489: Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-489/
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"S. 489: Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-489/.
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