For nearly nine decades, an import tax exception allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. without duties attached. The rule has let American consumers access loads of cheap foreign goods from online retailers.

That’s all changing Friday when the rule known as de minimis is suspended in accordance with an executive order President Trump signed last month. All shipments into the U.S. will be subject to an import tax ranging from $80 to $200 for the next six months, after which the rate will be based on the tariffs imposed on the country of origin.

Since 2015, the de minimis exception has applied to goods with a retail value of less than $800. The rule dates to 1938, when it applied only to goods worth less than $1.

Online retail giants such as Temu and Shein , which ship products

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