The aftershocks of President Trump’s tariffs are hitting major retailers around the world. As global shipping is set to get more expensive, most industries, including the toy industry, are already feeling the financial impact.
Unfortunately for the toy consumer, particularly the Lego fanatic, things are about to get more complicated. According to 404 Media, Lego will now stop shipping individual pieces. What used to be an easy way to replace random lost or missing bricks is now going to be a worse headache, as its Pick a Brick program will make “more than 2,500 pieces” unavailable for shipment to the United States and Canada.
The change took effect on August 25, four days before the August 29 elimination of the de minimis trade exemption, which removed fees on goods valued less than $800. The tariffs in effect would make the Pick a Brick program unfeasible for the Danish collectible toy company. Many pieces go for less than a dollar within the “standard” collection, which is shipped from Denmark. Pieces in the bestseller collections are still available, but it makes it trickier for those seeking specific pieces for more complex builds that aren’t in the bestseller catalog.
It’s a really unfortunate result of the new shipping laws that makes a vast selection of the service inaccessible to shoppers in the United States and Canada. Lego’s Pick a Brick page noted the change as a pause. “In the US & Canada, standard pieces are temporarily unavailable. You can still shop our Bestseller range, which includes thousands of the most popular bricks and pieces ready to order,” it reads on the page when you go to see what’s available and what’s not.
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