Postal services in India, Europe to suspend packages to us on import rates

Multiple postal services in Europe announced on Saturday that suspend the sending of many packages to the United States amid the lack of clarity about the new import tariffs.

Postal services in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Italy said they will stop sending most goods to the US. UU. Immediately. France and Austria will continue on Monday and the United Kingdom on Tuesday.

The government of India also said that the country will temporarily suspend postal deliveries to the United States from Monday, except letters, documents and gift items of up to $ 100 in value, the News reported.

Under a decree Signed by President Donald Trump last monththe international goods that were previously exempt from US rates, those valued below $ 800, will be subject to import tariffs from August 29. Letters, books, gifts and small plots worth less than $ 100 will continue to be exempt.

A commercial framework agreed by the United States and the European Union last month Establish a 15% rate In the vast majority of products sent from the EU.

Many European postal services say they are pausing in deliveries now because they cannot guarantee that goods enter the United States before August 29. They cite ambiguity about what type of goods are covered by the new rules and the lack of time to process their implications.

As of Saturday, Deutsche Post and the German DHL package said that “they can no longer accept and transport plots and postal items containing goods from commercial clients for the United States.”

Postnord, the Nordic logistics company and the Postal Service of Italy announced similar suspensions as of Saturday.

“In the absence of different instructions from the US authorities … the Italian post will be forced, such as other European postal operators, to temporarily suspend the acceptance of all shipments containing goods for the United States, as of August 23. Mail shipments that do not contain goods will continue to be accepted,” said Poste Italiane on Friday.

Shipping for services such as DHL Express remains possible, he added.

Björn Bergman, head of the Postnord brand and group communication, said the pause was “unfortunate but necessary to guarantee the complement of the newly implemented rules.”

In the Netherlands, Postnl Wout Witteveen spokesman said that the Trump administration is pressing with new duties despite the fact that US authorities lack a system to collect them. He said Postnl is working closely with his American counterparts to find a solution.

“If you have something to send to the United States, you must do it today,” Witteveen told The News.

The Indian Ministry of Communications said in a statement that the Executive Order issued last month requires that transport carriers or other “qualified parties” approve by US authorities to collect and send tariff tasks, but “several critical processes related to the designation of ‘qualified parts’ and the mechanisms for tax collection and elimination remain without defining.”

“Consequently, aerial carriers to the United States have expressed their inability to accept postal shipments after August 25, 2025, citing the lack of operational and technical preparation,” said the ministry.

Austria Post, the leader of Logistics and Postal Services of Austria, declared that the last acceptance of commercial shipments to the United States, including Puerto Rico, will take place on Tuesday.

The National Postal Service of France, the post, said that the United States did not provide full details or allowed enough time for the French postal service to prepare for new customs procedures.

“Despite the discussions with the customs services of the United States, the postal operators were not provided to reorganize and ensure the computer updates necessary to comply with the new rules,” he said in a statement.

The Royal Mail of the United Kingdom said it would stop shipments from the United States on Tuesday “to give time for those packages to arrive before duties enter.” The articles that originate in the United Kingdom will require a 10% tax for articles greater than $ 100, he said.

Posteurop, an association of 51 European public postal operators, said that if you can’t find any solution before August 29, all its members will probably follow their example.

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