Shippers around the world have begun pausing some deliveries to the U.S. as a customs tax exemption for low-value goods will come to an end this Friday.<br /><br />President Donald Trump issued a July 30 executive order to close the de minimis exemption, a customs tax rule that has allowed millions of cheap shipments everyday to flow into the U.S., for all countries, effective Aug. 29, as part of his broader protectionist trade campaign.
