Lost tax revenue may trigger authorities to re-visit their de minimis threshold

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The Loadstar is running a series of reports on the ecommerce sector, which has been driving growth in air cargo. But are there clouds on the horizon? Yesterday, we looked at de minimis thresholds; today we investigate which governments may be looking to change them 

The rising number of global ecommerce imports could lead to governments reforming their de minimis thresholds, as some companies attempt to fly under the tax radar.  

Countries receiving imports have de minimis thresholds, a minimum value below which no customs ...