H.R. 5960

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5960 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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 merchandise covered by a single 
order or contract is forwarded in separate lots to secure the benefit 
of such privilege.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that the privilege of de 
minimis treatment provided in accordance with subsection (a) is 
implemented in the same manner and to the same extent as such privilege 
was extended to articles imported into the customs territory of the 
United States on or before January 1, 2025.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN SCOPE OF BONA FIDE 
GIFTS EXEMPTION.

Section 321(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by 
inserting ``Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.

SEC. 4. CONSULTATION REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO WIDELY APPLICABLE TARIFF 
POLICY CHANGES.

In the course of making any determinations relating to changes in 
United States trade policy, especially such changes that will have 
global or otherwise widely applicable effect, the President shall seek 
to ensure to the maximum extent practicable, including in consultation 
as appropriate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Commerce, that such changes are not implemented in a manner that 
adversely affects commerce in United States territories, including by 
treating articles originating from such territories as imports from 
foreign countries.
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