Bad news for LEGO fans: You’ll no longer be able to order the vital pieces needed to complete your creations, and it’s all thanks to President Donald Trump’s ridiculous tariffs.
LEGO’s “Pick a Brick” service, which allows builders to order individual pieces that are different from pre-packaged sets, is no longer available in the United States or Canada because the Trump administration struck down the de minimis trade exemption policy.
This old policy allowed for items under $800 not to be charged import fees, enabling billions in commerce. Most of the pieces ordered via Pick a Brick were shipped from LEGO’s Denmark facilities. Under Trump’s new tariff regime, that now becomes prohibitively expensive.
But the elimination of the de minimis exemption isn’t just hurting LEGO fans. Products