For American customers, on-line purchasing has simply bought dearer. On February 1st Donald Trump did away with a decades-old provision, often known as the de minimis waiver, that exempted items below a sure worth (currently $800) from customs duties. With the identical stroke he raised tariffs on Chinese language items by 10%. Then on February fifth the USA Postal Service introduced that it had quickly suspended inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, earlier than abruptly reversing, inflicting all method of confusion.
