Report: EU Considering Ways to Curtail de Minimis Shipments From China

With de minimis imports to the EU climbing to about $8.5 billion worth of goods from January to August this year, the European Commission is considering either changing its de minimis threshold or tackling the surge of Chinese exports in this channel in another way, the South China Morning Post reported from Brussels. That value of de minimis imports increased 61% compared with two years earlier, the newspaper said.

"The European Commission has also considered punitive action against the transport subsidies received by Chinese operators, which allow goods to be sent at a low cost by air cargo from China to quickly meet booming consumer demand, according to people familiar with the internal thinking," the report said.