International postal services are suspending shipments to the United States after an exemption on tariff duties for small packages is set to expire. It’s the latest example of how President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policy is impacting US consumers and businesses.

Beginning Friday, the “de minimis” exemption, which allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less to enter the United States duty free, will be eliminated.

It’s another blow to the exemption that provided a loophole for e-commerce giants: In May, the Trump administration suspended the rule on packages coming from China and Hong Kong. Those high duties, which were reduced from 120% to 54%, especially hurt low-cost sellers like Shein and Temu.

European and Asian postal services have taken matters into their own hands

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