NEW YORK — Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.

An executive order the Republican signed last month eliminates a customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less starting Friday, nearly two years earlier than the deadline set in the tax cuts and spending law approved by Congress.

Though the president previously ended the de minimis rule for inexpensive items sent from China and Hong Kong , having to pay import taxes on small parcels from everywhere else likely will be a big change for some small businesses and online shoppers .

Purchases that previously entered the U.S. without

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