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Global Postal Services Curb US-Bound Parcels as De Minimis Ends Next Week
- PostNord and Australia Post suspended shipping low-value goods under 800 USD to the US and Puerto Rico effective August 23, 2025.
- The suspension came after the US government ended the exemption that previously allowed low-value imports to bypass customs duties and taxes, a change taking effect on August 29, 2025.
- Postal operators face challenges implementing new customs rules, causing service pauses while they seek solutions to handle required duties and taxes collection.
- Bjrn Bergman of PostNord called the decision "regrettable and necessary" and said the company is working closely to resume services quickly.
- These disruptions have created confusion and "chaos" for postal networks, e-commerce merchants, and retailers globally as tariff rules change rapidly.
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DHL joins European peers in pausing many parcel shipments to the US
DHL will suspend the shipment of standard parcels for businesses to the United States, in line with similar moves by European peers deterred by looming US customs duties for low-value packages after “de minimis” changes.
This choice comes after the signature of a decree by Donald Trump abolishing the exemption from parcel taxes of a value of less than 800 euros. The Post Office specifies that shipments with Chronopost will always work.
In a press release issued on Friday, August 22, La Poste announced that it would suspend parcels to the United States for a few days. What is at stake is the change in tariffs for packages valued at $800 or less, which will now be subject to taxes.
The German group indicates that only individual orders can be sent to the United States which can be declared as “present” and whose content has a value of up to $100.
The French delivery group, La Poste, announced this Friday that it was suspending the shipment of parcels to the United States. In question, the new customs taxes imposed by Donald Trump.
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