Several postal services around Europe announced on Saturday that they were suspending the shipments of several packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity on new import duties.
Postal services in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Italy said that they would immediately stop shipping most of the goods to the US. France and Austria will follow Monday and the United Kingdom on Tuesday.
The AFP said that the Government of India also said that the country would temporarily suspend postal delivery in the United States starting on Monday, except for letters, documents and gift items up to $ 100, the AFP said.
Under a decree Last month signed by President Donald TrumpInternational goods that were earlier exempted from American tariffs – which are valuable under $ 800 – will be subject to import duties from August 29. Letters, books, gifts and small parcels of less than $ 100 will be exempted.
Last month agreed by a trade structure by the US and the European Union Set 15% tariff Most of the products sent from the European Union.
Many European postal services say they are now stopping delivery as they cannot guarantee that goods will enter the US before August 29. They cite ambiguity about what kind of goods have been covered by new rules, and lack of time to process their implications.
From Saturday, the DUSH Post and DHL Parcel Germany said that they will not be able to accept and transport parcels and postal items with customer goods and postal items in luck for the US now. “
Europe’s largest shipping provider said in a statement, “The main questions remain unresolved, especially about how and by whom customs duties will be collected, what additional data will be required, and how to transmission data for US customs and border security.”
Postnord, Nordic Logistics Company and Italian postal service announced a similar suspension on Saturday.
“In the absence of separate instructions from American authorities … Post Italian will be forced to temporarily suspend the acceptance of all shipments fixed to the United States, like other European postal operators, starting from 23 August. Mail shipments will not be considered merchandise.”
Shipping is possible by services like DHL Express, it is added.
Berman Bergman, head of Postnord’s Group Brand and Communication, said the stagnation was “unfortunate but necessary to ensure complete compliance with the newly implemented rules.”
In the Netherlands, PostNL spokesman Wout Wetven said that the Trump administration is moving forward with new duties despite American officials, which lacks them a system to gather. He said that PostneL is working closely with its American counterparts to find a solution.
“If you have something to send to America, you should do it today,” Witven told the Associated Press.
The Ministry of Communications of India said in a statement that the executive order issued last month requires transport carrier or other “qualified parties”, which is approved by American authorities to gather and send tariff duties, but “many important procedures related to the designation of qualified parties and mechanisms for duties and remarks are unfamiliar.”
The ministry said, “Consequently, the US-Bound Air Career has expressed his inability to accept the postal consignment after August 25, 2025, which cited the lack of operations and technical readiness,” the ministry said.
Austria’s leading logistics and postal service providers, Austria Post, said that the final approval of commercial shipment for the US including Puerto Rico will be held on Tuesday.
France’s National Postal Service, La Post said that the US did not give complete information or did not allow sufficient time for the French Postal Service to prepare for new customs procedures.
“Despite the discussion with US Customs services, postal operators were not given any time to the postal operators to re -organize and assure the required computer updates in accordance with the new rules,” he said in a statement.
The UK’s Royal Mail said it would prevent US shipment on Tuesday “to come before kicking duties to allow time for those packages.” The items generated in the UK will require 10% duty for items of more than $ 100, it said.
Posurop, an association of 51 European Public Postal Operators, said that if no solution could be found by August 29, all its members will follow the suit.
