India decided to completely suspend books of all categories of e-mails bound in the US. The Ministry of Contributions, the Ministry of Communication, issued a notice on Friday, August 29, and said that it was now decided to “completely suspend the reservation of all categories of mail, including letters/documents and gifts, evaluate up to $ 100, predetermined US.”
When notifying the suspension, the ministry marked “the inability of carriers to transport mail tied to the US and undefined regulatory mechanisms”.
At the beginning of August, the Ministry of Communication announced that air carriers tied to the US denied the transport of consignments due to insufficient clarity of new standards issued by the US Customs Department.
The PTI press agency on August 23 reported that on the basis of an executive order issued by the US administration on July 30, 2025, goods will be worth more than $ 100 in America with effect from August 29.
The previous order allowed the services to continue letters, documents and gift items worth up to $ 100. However, order 29 August suspended all postal services to the US.
Trump tariffs
The decision to pause all categories of post -linked mail, because Indian goods now face 50 % of the US tariffs. This includes 25 percent of the “reciprocal” tariffs of US President Trump and another 25 percent as a US punishment in India for trading in Russia.
After the introduction of new standards, shipments will face one of two duties – Ad Valor based on an effective tariff rate within IEEPA or at a flat rate of $ 80, $ 160 or $ 200 per item, depending on the Earth’s tariff plant, PTI reported.
Exceptions from the American low -value packages end: how it works
Meanwhile, the US ended exceptions for imports of consignments on Friday.
According to Reuters, the US Agency for Customs and Borders has begun to collect normal rates for all shipments of packages worth below $ 800, regardless of value, country of origin or mode of transport.
Foreign postal agencies may choose to collect and process obligations based on the value of the package content, or they may collect a flat tax calculated from the tariff rate valid for the country of origin.
Based on the instructions of the agency issued on Thursday, the packages would be charged $ 80 from countries with a Trump-unloaded rate of up to 16%such as Britain and the European Union; $ 160 from countries between 16% and 25% such as Indonesia and Vietnam; and $ 200 from countries over 25%, including Brazil, Canada, China and India.
This change expands the abolition of the exception of the Trump Administration of de minimis, which has established packages from China and Hong Kong since May as part of the efforts to stop the Fentanyl shipments and its precursor chemicals to the US.
The exception of De minimis has been introduced since 1938, starting with $ 5 for the import of gifts, and in 2015 it was increased from $ 200 to $ 800 to support the growth of small enterprises in electronic trade markets.
Trump administration officials said the change could increase US customs income by $ 10 billion a year.
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