,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjae,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,wyden7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,tariff ,act of #aicj to      
increase the maximum value of articles  
that may be imported duty-free by one   
person on one day4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,low     
,value ,shipment ,regulatory            
,modernization ,act of #bjae4  #b4      
,sense of ,congress on de minimis       
informal entries  7a7 ,findings         
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,modernizing international customs 
is critical for ,united ,states         
businesses of all sizes1 consumers in   
the ,united ,states1 and the economic   
growth of the ,united ,states4  7#b7    
,higher thresholds for the value of     
articles that may be entered informally 
and free of duty provide significant    

economic benefits to businesses and     
consumers in the ,united ,states and the
 economy of the ,united ,states through 
costs savings and reductions in trade   
transaction costs4  7b7 ,sense of       
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,united ,states ,trade         
,representative should encourage other  
countries1 through bilateral1 regional1 
and multilateral fora1 to establish     
commercially meaningful de minimis      
values for express and postal shipments 
that are exempt from customs duties and 
taxes and from certain entry            
documentation requirements1 as          
appropriate4  #c4 ,increase in maximum  
value of articles that may be imported  
duty-free by one person on one day  7a7 
,in general ,section #cba7;a77#b77;,c7  
of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;a77#b77;,c77 is amended
 by striking #bjj and inserting #hjj4   
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply to        
articles entered1 or withdrawn from     

warehouse for consumption1 on or after  
,january #a1 #bjaf4