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Mail Services Halt US Deliveries Amid Tariff Rate Confusion
Postal services worldwide suspend US shipments ahead of new customs rules ending the duty-free exemption for parcels under $800, affecting millions of daily imports starting August 29, 2025.
- On Aug 22, Bpost, a logistics company based in Brussels, announced it will temporarily stop sending parcels to the United States amid new shipment rules.
- Last month, the administration removed the $800 duty-free allowance, so postal items sent to the US will face U.S. customs duties regardless of value starting Aug 29.
- Postal operators say they lack systems to collect duties, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued limited guidance on Aug 15; Bjorn Bergman of PostNord called it `This decision is unfortunate but necessary to ensure full compliance of the newly implemented rules`.
- Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium will halt parcel shipments to the US starting August 23, while Etsy will suspend shipping-label purchases for US-bound packages starting August 25.
- Only letters, documents and gifts under $100 remain exempt, while An Post seeks solutions to keep Irish trade routes open and experts warn the U.K. may consider similar changes.
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Post office will temporarily suspend from Monday the admission of packages whose destination is the US, including Puerto Rico, and which have a commercial value equal to or less than $800 (681.5 euros) for the end of the 'minimis' regime. As reported this Friday in a statement, the reason would be the change of US customs rules that eliminates the exemption from the payment of tariffs that was being applied to low-value incoming shipments.The su…
The restriction, which will enter into force next Monday, only affects shipments of merchandise valued at more than $100 and less than 800. Books and letters are exempted
New rules for parcel shipping to the US will come into effect on August 29, but there is much uncertainty surrounding their implementation.
The measure will enter into force on Monday, August 25, and will also affect packages destined for Puerto RicoThe president of the US Federal Reserve opens to lower rates but warns of the inflationary effect of tariffs Post will temporarily suspend the admission of packages destined for either the United States or Puerto Rico and having a commercial value equal to or less than $800 (681.5 euros) since next Monday, August 25. He does so, accordin…
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