Shopify backs de minimis shipping exemption targeted in Trump’s tariff feud

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Shopify Inc.'s president has come out in favour of a shipping exemption that U.S President Donald Trump's trade feuds could end. Shopify Inc. headquarters signage in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Shopify Inc.'s president has come out in favour of a shipping exemption that U.S President Donald Trump's trade feuds could end. Harley Finkelstein threw his support Tuesday behind the de minimis exemption, which global businesses use to ship packages valued at less than $800 to the U.S. without having to pay duties. The 25 per cent...