This is not correct. There absolutely is a De Minimis exemption for tariffs. You always have to pay VAT, which you didn't always have to do before. You also don't have to pay that fee, you can order from a store that supports IOSS. The big ones do nowadays. You can also choose to declare the package yourself, but you need to live close to a tariff declaration office for this to be feasible. You can also have it delivered through a different delivery company, they usually declare it for you.