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Kate - Mac Librarian
@maccy.me

It looks like vintage TVs and Monitors are getting destroyed on import! Possibly due to this new e-waste executive order that restricts exports, but it appears to be blocking imports too. @thetechknight.bsky.social reported www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

reuters.comTrump orders restrictions on export of critical minerals scrap, White House officials sayU.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order giving federal officials the ‌power to block exports of old batteries and other electronic waste filled with critical minerals, part of a broade...
retrorgb.com
@retrorgb.com

That's happened in other countries too, as customs is told it might be "e-waste". People have had vintage electronics destroyed as a result.

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Kate - Mac Librarian
@maccy.me

It might actually be due to the end of the de-minimus exemption. The $800 de minimis exemption ended in Aug 2025, so small packages from Japan &EU no longer skip customs review. Every parcel now gets a formal entry and FDA screening.

federalregister.govIndefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry ProcessThis document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports valued at $800 or less arrivi...
Kate - Mac Librarian
@maccy.me

CRT TVs and monitors have been FDA-regulated "radiation-emitting products". Importing one requires Form FDA 2877 with a manufacturer accession number. For a discontinued products, that documentation basically doesn't exist. (at least I dont think it does)

Kate - Mac Librarian
@maccy.me

On July 24th a new CBP mail rule excludes FDA regulated goods (such as CRTs) from the simplified postal process and the replacement doesn't launch until Sept 22. Mailed CRTs are stuck in a dead zone. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

federalregister.govIndefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry ProcessThis document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports valued at $800 or less arrivi...