How to Use de minimis in a Sentence

de minimis

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  • The use of de minimis has put a dent in tariff revenues, which go to the U.S. Treasury.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Often, this means that the incentive must be de minimis.
    — Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • And those, says Bahnfleth, are still sort of de minimis rather than extreme.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Temu's growth does not depend on the de minimis policy.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the effects of the new tariffs are de minimis.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Such bulk orders are not de minimis, as container loads will cost over $800.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The volume of products coming into the U.S. that benefit from the de minimis rule has soared in recent years.
    — Kevin Freking, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
  • But prices under $97.50 are below the de minimis threshold, so your return on this bond will take a bigger tax hit.
    — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Crypto advocates want the IRS to allow a de minimis exemption—say of $200 of gain—but the agency hasn’t budged.
    — Laura Saunders, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • During the pandemic, when e-commerce purchases soared, so did the use of de minimis.
    — Jordyn Holman Audra Melton, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Importers mainly from China have used the de minimis exemption for shipments of $800 or less to flood the U.S. market.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024
  • This one bequest, though, will make a de minimis difference to inequality in the world.
    — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • China, for example, sets the de minimis threshold at about $7.
    — Didi Tang, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But don’t discount the odds that Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer will use even de minimis permitting changes as a bargaining chip for more spending.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The e-commerce boom brought on by the pandemic wasn’t the only factor in the proliferation of de minimis shipments.
    — Jordyn Holman Audra Melton, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Another exception is the de minimis exception if the buyback is less than $1 million in a year.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Judges don’t want to see these de minimis marijuana cases.
    — Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2020
  • There are also two bills lingering in Congress that would exclude China from the de minimis channel.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
  • The de minimis level allows states to lower revenues by 1 percent of the baseline year without triggering the clawback.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • The de minimis exemption was not meant to become a point of controversy or exploitation.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Food stamps already has a de minimis work rule for some participants, but states have applied for waivers and exemptions that have diluted it.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2018
  • But in terms of their efficacy, their capacity is de minimis compared to ours.
    — Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Shein, on its end, surprisingly agrees that the de minimis exemption should be updated.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Shein and Temu have said their low prices aren’t related to the de minimis exemption and instead, their innovative business models.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Amazon’s Zapolsky said the company hasn’t taken a stance on whether lawmakers should clamp down on de minimis shipments.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 July 2024
  • There's also a de minimis exclusion for jurisdictions where MNEs have revenues of less than €10 million and profits of less than €1 million.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • And in some other states, there is a de minimis exemption for tangible personal property, meaning that tax is not owed on items with a small value.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Companies can also take advantage of the de minimis rule using ocean shipping, which is cheaper than airfreight.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The de minimis regulation requires minimal data on shipping forms, meaning the true identity of the sender is easy to obscure.
    — Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 20 June 2022
  • As de minimis went from trivial to substantial, the Census Bureau’s official trade statistics didn’t change to reflect this.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 17 June 2022

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