Sainsbury's Urges UK Government to Close 'De Minimis' Duty Loophole
The British government should move at pace to end a duty exemption which allows shipments worth up to 135 pounds ($179) to be imported from overseas without incurring customs duty, the boss of supermarket Sainsbury's said on Thursday.
Britain's retail industry has expressed concern about the risk of lower quality goods being rerouted from the United States to Europe as a result of President Donald Trump's tariffs and wants the government to review the so-called "de minimis" rules.
Sainsbury's CEO Simon Roberts...
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