Postal deliveries to the United States have reportedly been suspended in many countries following President Trump’s suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment

President Trump’s latest executive order, signed on 30 July 2025, is reshaping the flow of international parcels into the United States. The measure suspends duty-free de minimis treatment for certain goods originating from Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Mexico, and extends the suspension globally.
Under the new rules, each package entering the U.S. is subject to a flat fee determined by the IEEPA tariff rate applied to its country of origin. Goods from countries with an effective rate below 16 percent now face an $80 charge per item. If the tariff falls between 16 and 25 percent, the fee rises to $160 per item. For countries above the 25 percent threshold, the cost jumps to $200 per item.
The ripple effects have already reached overseas. On 24 August 2025, The Washington Post reported that national postal services in more than a dozen European countries had temporarily suspended at least part of their deliveries to the U.S. while working out how to comply with the new system. Among them are Deutsche Post and DHL Parcel Germany, Belgium’s Bpost, Spain’s Correos, France’s La Poste, and Britain’s Royal Mail. Similar pauses have been announced by postal operators as far afield as Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.

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Source: The Washington Post