After the Indian Ministry of Post 23, August announced that it would temporarily suspend all types of postal articles for the United States in the middle of 50 % of President Donald Trump’s tariffs to India, European postal services are now also suspending supplies to the US because the tariff exceptions have ended their deliveries.
Several international postal services, which were influenced by the end of the exemption from customs duties for low value packages to the US, stopped transport when the rules awaited for greater clarity, the report added.
Which exception stopped the US?
The exception, known as the “de minimis”, allows packages of less than $ 800 to enter free US tax. According to data from the US Agency for Customs and Border Patrols, a total of 1.36 billion packages were sent in 2024 in 2024.
It is set on Friday. On Saturday, the postal service around Europe announced that they suspend the transport of many packages to the United States in confusion of new import obligations.
Postal services in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Italy said they would stop transporting most of the goods effectively immediately. France and Austria will follow Monday.
The British Royal Post said it would stop shipments to the US on Tuesday to allow these packages to arrive before the start of their duty. Items coming from the United Kingdom worth more than $ 100 – including donations to friends and family – a 10% obligation arises, he said.
“The key questions remain unresolved, especially how and who will be collected in the future, what other data will be and how data will be transferred to US customs and border protection,” DHL, the largest transport provider in Europe, said.
The company said that from Saturday “he will no longer be able to accept and transport land and postal items containing goods from business customers intended for the US”.
The business framework on which the US and the European Union agreed last month was set by 15% of the tariff on the vast majority of EU products. Packages below $ 800 will now also be subject to tariff.
The exception without kidnapping for goods from China ended in May as part of Trump’s efforts to restrict US shoppers in ordering Chinese goods with low value. The exception will be expanded to shipments from around the world.
Many European postal services claim that they are now suspending supplies because they cannot guarantee that the goods will enter the US by August 29. They quote ambiguity about the types of goods relating to new rules, and lack of time to process their consequences.
Postrord, the Nordic Logistics Society and the Italian Postal Service announced a similar suspension effective on Saturday.
“If there are no different instructions of the US authorities … Post Italiane will be forced, like other European postal operators, temporarily suspend all consignments containing goods for the United States, starting on 23 August, which do not contain goods that do not contain goods.”
Transport using services such as DHL Express remains possible, he added.
Björn Bergman, the head of group brand and postnord communication, said that the pause is “unfortunate, but necessary to ensure complete adherence to the newly carried out rules”.
In the Netherlands, the spokesman of Wout Witteveen said that Trump’s administration was pushing new duties, although the US authorities lack the system to collect them. He said he was working closely with his American counterparts to find a solution.
“If you have something to send to America, you should do it today,” Witteen Associated Press said.
The Austrian post, the leading Austrian logistics and postal service provider, said the last acceptance of commercial consignments to the US, including Puerto Rico, will take place on Tuesday.
The French National Postal Service, La Pote, said that the US did not provide complete details or provided enough time for the French postal service to prepare for new customs procedures.
“Despite discussions with US Customs Services, no time of postal operators has been given to reorganize and ensure the necessary updates of the computer to correspond to the new rules,” he said in a statement.
Postuurop, Association of 51 European Postal Operators, said that if no solution could be found by August 29, all its members are likely to follow.
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