The so-called ‘de minimis’ rule has long allowed items under $800 to be shipped free of tariffs and inspections to the U.S.

The US administration is closing the de minimis loophole on May 2, which allowed online retailers, including Chinese companies Temu and Shein, to import goods worth up to $800 duty-free, reports NBC News.

A tariff loophole has allowed retailers Temu and Shein to sell goods at cheap rates in the American market, but Trump has put a stop to it in his new executive order on Liberation Day