The Trump administration lowered the tariff on 'de minimis' packages or shipments of goods valued at $800 or less coming from China from 120% to 54% and reduced the rate from 145% to 30% for packages from commercial carriers. The fixed duty option of $100 will also not increase to $200 per mail shipment starting June 1, as previously planned, according to an order issued on Monday that will take effect after midnight on Wednesday.

The change signifies the state of the trade war between the US and China. Relations are improving, but there is still a long way to go before they return to pre-January levels. On Wednesday, China lowered its overall tariffs on US goods to 10% for 90 days, while US tariffs on the overwhelming majority of Chinese goods decreased to 30% for that period. American tariffs are added to tariffs that were already in effect before the start of President Donald Trump's second term.