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Lego Pauses Standard Pick a Brick Parts for U.S., Canada as De Minimis Ends

New U.S. import rules made low-value shipments uneconomical, prompting Lego to halt Denmark-shipped parts across North America.

Overview

  • Lego’s site labels the change a temporary pause, with Bestseller inventory still available from U.S. and Canadian distribution.
  • Reporting cites more than 2,500 individual pieces now unavailable to customers in the United States and Canada.
  • The pause took effect on August 25, days before the August 29 removal of the U.S. de minimis exemption for sub‑$800 imports.
  • Coverage notes duties and fees on small parcels would exceed the price of many single bricks, undermining direct-to-consumer shipments.
  • Lego has not given a resumption date, and Canadian buyers are affected due to shared North American handling and routing through U.S. hubs.