Dirt-cheap toys imported into U.S. can be dangerous, group says. "Only a small percentage were deemed unsafe, and those are usually sold direct to consumer or they enter the country through de minimis shipments," she writes in her report. "De minimis is a loophole for cheap — and sometimes dangerous — Chinese goods," says Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in a …
WASHINGTON — Conservatives anxious to counter America’s leading economic adversary have set their sights on a top trade priority for labor unions and progressives: cracking down on the deluge of duty-free packages coming in from China. In its first set of recommendations, a new House committee focused exclusively on China called for legislation that would reduce the threshold for duty-free …
