An illustrator from Sudbury, Ont., is stopping all shipments to the United States because his artwork will no longer fall under a trade exemption that protected him from tariffs.

In July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to remove the "de minimis" duty-free treatment on parcels under $800 from all countries, starting this Friday.

For Mark Gagné, that means his U.S. customers would have to pay a 35 per cent tariff on his art.

"I'm not big enough to sort of absorb that cost on my end," he said. "It's kind of been a decision made for me that I'm going to have to halt shipments to the U.S. until something's worked out."

Gagné said 90 per cent of his online sales are to the U.S. But a 35 per cent tariff makes his artwork uncompetitive.

To compensate for the loss in business

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