All your international packages are about to become more expensive

President Donald Trump The executive was signed on Wednesday This will suspend the minimum exemption-which allows packages with goods valued at less than $ 800 to enter the United States exempt from customs duties-to all countries. previously this yearTrump ended the world’s exemption from goods from China and Hong Kong.

The White House says The change comes into effect on August 29. According to the executive demand, during the next six months, goods will be shipped through the international postal system, either the flat tariff price is imposed based on the country of origin (the duty of Valorem AD) or a specific duty ranging from 80 to 200 dollars for each element. Six months later, all duties will be calculated as advertising duties.

The White House’s argument for the end of the exemption is that the packages it uses “is subject to scrutiny less than traditional imports” and can “pose health, safety, national and economic security.” The White House claims that 98 percent of drug attacks (according to “the number of cases”) are minimal shipments. It also says that the low value of China and Hong Kong represents “the majority of minimal shipments to the United States.”