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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5960 
To permanently provide the privilege of de minimis treatment to the importa-
tion 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 Com-
mittee 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 terri-
tories, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall admit into the customs terri-
tory 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 sub-
section (a) shall not be granted in any case in which mer-
chandise 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. 
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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 applica-
ble effect, the President shall seek to ensure to the max-
imum extent practicable, including in consultation as ap-
propriate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Commerce, that such changes are not imple-
mented 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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