President Trump’s tariff plan continues to wreak havoc on online shopping. On Friday, German postal service DHL announced in a press release that it plans to pause some deliveries to the United States due to an executive order suspending the de minimis tax-exemption rule (which allows low-value goods to enter a country duty-free). It will take effect on August 29. Packages marked as gifts and valued at under $100 will be the only exception to the new restrictions.

“The reason for these anticipated temporary restrictions is new processes required by U.S. authorities for postal shipping, which differ from the previously applicable regulations,” DHL said in the release. “Key questions remain unresolved, particularly regarding how and by whom customs duties will be collected in the futu

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