European, Asian postal companies halt US shipments as Trump ends tariff exemption

Postal companies in Europe and around the globe plan to halt delivery merchandise to the U.S. because the Trump administration’s finish of the de minimus tariff exemption goes into impact. 

The “de minimus” exemption allowed internation carriers to ship items valued beneath $800 to the U.S. with out paying any duties.

The White Home introduced the tip of the exemption weeks in the past, linking it to fentanyl and different illicit medicine coming into the U.S.

DHL, Europe’s largest delivery supplier, stated in a press release on its web site Friday that “Deutsche Put up and DHL Parcel Germany will now not be capable to settle for and transport parcels and postal objects containing items from enterprise prospects destined for the U.S.” efficient instantly. 

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DHL, Europe’s largest delivery supplier, stated in a press release on its web site Friday that “Deutsche Put up and DHL Parcel Germany will now not be capable to settle for and transport parcels and postal objects containing items from enterprise prospects destined fo (Reuters/Jay LaPrete  / Reuters)

The top of the exemption goes into impact Aug. 29. 

DHL stated its restrictions on packages can be non permanent, explaining they had been needed due to “new processes required by U.S. authorities for postal delivery, which differ from the beforehand relevant rules.”

The corporate continued, “Key questions stay unresolved, notably concerning how and by whom customs duties will likely be collected sooner or later, what further knowledge will likely be required, and the way the info transmission to the U.S. Customs and Border Safety will likely be carried out.”

Postal companies in Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Austria, France and Belgium have equally stated they plan to pause shipments to the U.S. 

The U.Ok.’s Royal Mail has additionally briefly paused shipments, in keeping with the BBC. 

Outdoors of Europe, Asian international locations like Singapore and Thailand stated their international locations would additionally maintain on shipments till there’s extra readability on the brand new guidelines. 

President Donald Trump introduced the tip of the de minimus tariff exemption final month.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)

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“The halt underscores the sweeping disruption attributable to President Trump’s choice to eradicate the de minimis threshold, which beforehand allowed low-value parcels to enter the US with out customs duties,” Thailand Put up stated in a press release on its web site. “The exemption, capped at US$800 per individual per day, facilitated tens of millions of small packages from around the globe coming into the US easily.”

Australia Put up stated it has paused transit on a handful of packages from different international locations certain for the U.S. 

“We’ve been working laborious with US authorities and worldwide companions to adapt our companies to satisfy the brand new US de minimis necessities so UK customers and companies can proceed to make use of our companies once they come into impact,” the Royal Mail stated.

A Royal Mail postbox in London.  (Reuters/Toby Melville / Reuters)

The U.S. ended the de minimus exemption for China in Could.

The White Home stated on the time that many Chinese language-based shippers conceal illicit substances, together with artificial opioids, in low-value packages to use the de minimis exemption.  

The administration stated that the quantity of de minimus shipments coming into the U.S. has elevated from 134 million to 1.34 billion between 2-15 and 2024, in keeping with the Monetary Instances. 

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It has additionally helped Chinese language-based quick trend corporations like Temu and Shein, which ship on to prospects. 

FOX Enterprise has reached out to the White Home and DHL for remark.