By MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive from big e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu , specialty shops and businesses that sell goods through online marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and eBay.

That era is about to end . On Friday, the United States plans to eliminate a tariff exemption that allowed imports worth $800 or less to enter the country tax-free. With the sundowning of the “de minimis” exemption , such shipments will incur charges that range from 10% to 50% of their declared value or, for the next six months, a flat duty of $80 to $200 per parcel.

“Consumers are going to be shocked,” Alison Layfield, vice president of

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