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End of de minimis shipping could be Trump's biggest tariff of all

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-de-minimis-shipping-trade-war-tariffs.html
7•speckx•5mo ago

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SilverElfin•5mo ago
Apparently customs is asking for the SSN of recipients as part of this change. Has anyone had to share that yet? Seems like security disaster waiting to happen.
jleyank•5mo ago
Going to be a whole lot of yanks paying way more in shipping charges going forward. Either that or wondering what happened to all those crafters and collectors.
SilverElfin•5mo ago
I think they just won’t buy. I noticed some international stores show the tariff costs at the checkout time, and it can be a lot. Something that’s a bargain at $100 may not be the best choice at $150. Not a great surprise after you select something carefully, since you don’t see the tariff costs included earlier in the shopping process.