Individual Lego blocks will not go to the USA and Canada. Completing specific parts will be much more difficult
Lego reacted a few days earlier, suspending the so -called Standard in the Pick a Brick service, i.e. the supply of individual elements sent from Denmark. The official website has a message: “In the USA and Canada, standard elements are temporarily inaccessible. You can still order a bestseller range”.
For many users it is a serious blow, because the standard there were rare shapes and colors that are not in bestsellers. The decision was described by, among others 404 Media and Gizodo, indicating that Over 2.5 thousand were removed from the American and Canadian offer. position.
Lego not for the USA and Canada? The reason is prosaic
Shipments from the Danish LEGO magazine ceased to fit in the duty -free model, cheap shipping. After the changes, each package is subject to tests and fees, and operators mediate in the collection of receivables for the American customs service. Canada is also preparing for new rules for shipments reaching the USA, which further complicates logistics paths on the continent.
Effect? With a low value of a single package with parts, fixed costs (customs service, fee collection, commissions) proportionally They eat the meaning of the entire transaction.
For Lego fans, the scale of the problem is real. Industry blogs and websites about blocks reported that the standard disappeared from the USA and Canada around 25-26, i.e. just before the new rules entered into force on August 29. According to accounts and analyzes, it can be over 2.5 thousand. elements.
Only “bestsellers” remain available, what hinders the completion of specific parts for original sets. Lego defines the decision as a pause, but does not give the date of return to the full offer.
The new realities hit not only LEGO
De minimis is universal and has already prompted many postal operators in the world to suspend selected shipments to the USA, at least until the implementation of receivables are being implemented. The government announced a six -month transition period with a constant customs rate from the package, but For thousands of small stores and hobbyists, this means additional costs and confusion.
In the background there is still a legal dispute over the tariffs themselves. On August 29, the Federal Court of Appeal considered a significant part of this year's duties of President Trump as illegal, but leaving them temporarily in force until the Supreme Court was dismissed. For consumers, this means that they are valid for now, and uncertainty as to future rules only increases the price risk.
Are the costs of freight also grow? The container transport market in recent weeks has just slightly cheaper, but This hates the impact of new duties, handling fees and documentation requirements that conquer the final price of the package. It is these items, not the sea freight itself, today the cost of a single handful of 1×2 tiles is the most.
What does this mean for fans in the USA and Canada here and now? Ordering the missing tile straight than LEGO has become more difficult and more expensive, and the completion of rare parts will depend on the local availability, or sets from the secondary market within the country. Bestseller elements can still be bought from regional magazines, but for more niche projects you will have to look for substitutes or change construction plans.
