The de minimis exemption, which allowed overseas orders under $800 to come into the U.S. duty-free, ended Friday. In effect, American consumers will experience less purchasing power for goods produced or sourced from other countries.

The de minimis exemption—a tariff loophole that for years made millions of direct-to-consumer imports duty free—is gone, and its end marks a structural shift for American shoppers and logistics providers.

Up until Friday, U.S. consumers could order up to $800 in goods per package from overseas without paying any tariffs or taxes. Now, this landscape is changing, adding to inflationary pressures that will squeeze everyday purchasing power, particularly for low- and middle-income Americans , experts tell Fortune .

“It’s a different shock to the system at

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