Imported a camera this month (April 2025) into the USA from Japan

[Alan Edward Klein]

Pedant warning:

The correct expression is de minimis - Latin for "concerning the smallest things"

There's also a legal maxim, "De minimis non curat lex" - the law doesn't concern itself with trifles.

Because the word "de" puts the word it applies to in the ablative case, "minima" (the smallest things) has to be changed to "minimis". "Minimus" is incorrect.

Please forgive my being pernickety about this.

Thanks for the clarification. My Latin is rather weak.

 

[mshchem]

Hmm, I've got to wonder if this is like a repeat of that "supply chain issues" line where companies see an opportunity to start baking in a higher revenue stream (there were a lot of legitimate supply chain issues, but I think that also started getting used as a catch-all of convenience).

Goat cheese is delicious. I just visited a relative who keeps around 10 of them, it's crazy what they can climb on. But I especially like imported soft sheep's milk feta. American feta has not yet reached high standards.

For several months the Canadian product wasn't available, Costco was substituting cheap domestic stuff . And yes cheese from sheep milk is delicious. There's a fellow, I drove by his place for years, he raised goats, but not for milk.......

 

[mshchem]

Pedant warning:

The correct expression is de minimis - Latin for "concerning the smallest things"

There's also a legal maxim, "De minimis non curat lex" - the law doesn't concern itself with trifles.

Because the word "de" puts the word it applies to in the ablative case, "minima" (the smallest things) has to be changed to "minimis". "Minimus" is incorrect.

Please forgive my being pernickety about this.

Ablative, like the heatshield on Spacex Dragon! Got it. Remember that many of us are the product of the American education system. And it's persnickety in the USA!

 

[DevStopFix]

You don;t get rich selling onesies to individual end purchasers. You want to sell packets of 500 to middlemen. Then tariffs are due. In any case, once the de minimus ends on May 2, even the onesies will be charged the tariff.

Exactly right—unless you’re a foreign based importer or distributor, which is a thing But the larger issue of the moment remains one of practicality and logistics. Ending the exemption may likely force formal “entry” of even singular e-commerce purchases {or, say, “gifts”). No entity in the supply chain is ready for this. Not customs. Not USPS. Not private carriers. This is going to be incredibly disruptive If that May 2nd date holds.