exemption
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The exemption, known as the de minimis rule, had helped Shein and rival Temu grow rapidly as it allowed packages worth less than $800 to enter the US without incurring import duties.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Shein reported a full-year net profit of $2.06 billion last year but recently swung to a $99 million quarterly loss as the United States scrapped an import duty exemption on small packages.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Late Friday night, when the last whistle blew at the sausage factory, the Newsom exemption had been pulled back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
To end this evasion, lawmakers must target the two main advantages shell companies enjoy: their complex structure and their tax exemption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
One soldier bitterly observed, I went to war, served eight months in France; I was married, but I didn’t claim exemption.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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A second wave between November 2025 and April this year saw the emergency early release of 614 inmates, again with the same exemptions.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
State lawmakers routinely carve out environmental exemptions for proposed sports stadiums, sometimes in the closing days of the legislative session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The fact that many of the plaintiffs eventually received exemptions from the tax showed that the process was largely working as intended, Banks said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Authorities enticed companies with comprehensive financial, tax and employment support packages -- some were offered three‑year tax exemptions and 10 years of free rent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
But when it came to exemptions, my grandmother sought one from nothing less than heaven itself.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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