An aerial view of a cargo ship being loaded with shipping containers at Baltimore ports in Baltimore, Maryland on August 7, 2025.
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Postal carriers across Europe are planning to suspend certain shipments throughout the US as the nations are ready for a long time the end of the trade rule.
Some shipments of Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Switzerland are going to stay in the coming days and weeks after the President. Donald Trump Signed an executive order to end the century old “Day Minimis” discount,
The trade policy, sometimes referred to as a “flaws”, has allowed valuable shipments under $ 800 to enter the US almost to enter duty-free. The exercise is scheduled to end for imports from around the world on Friday after Trump’s executive order.
D minimis exemption for goods coming from China and Hong Kong, which has long been responsible for the bulk of those shipments, ended in May.
The suspension will affect valuable shipment under $ 800, and will exclude mass gifts and letters. Most countries said that they would have to stop shipment as their systems were not created for new requirements and they are uncertain how to properly process the shipment under the new rules.
In a Friday statement, the German -based international shipping company DHL said that the DUSH Post and DHL Parcel Germany will no longer be able to accept and transport the parcel fixed for the US, “it has been said that the major questions are unresolved, especially how and by whom the customs will be collected, what additional data will be required in the future, and how will the data transmission for the future will be required.”
Customers will still be able to ship the goods through the DHL Express, which is more expensive.
National post offices in Spain, France and Belgium issued similar notices.
In a news release, Spain’s National Post Office Koros said that on August 15, he learned about the detailed requirements required to follow the executive order and did not have enough time to change his system.
“This situation forces correos, as well as all postal operators who manage the shipments fixed to the United States, to a large extent to modify their procedures and enhance shipment control to enhance the shipment control to implement new customs requirements, to influence the suspension on Monday.
It said that it is working to resume the shipment “as soon as possible”.
The Belgian post office said it was suspending the shipment starting on Saturday, while the La Post in France said the shipment would be suspended from starting on Monday.
Meanwhile, Finland’s post office post on Saturday stopped accepting the goods tied to the US, but later said that it could no longer accept gifts or letters because “many airlines have now refused to transport any postal items to the United States.”
The carrier said They hope that suspension will be temporary. Stagnation may delay some shipments, but most international commerce is not expected to affect.
Both domestic and international large retailers do not use de minimis relaxation that often because they send their goods to American warehouses through containers and pay tariffs on goods. The two major exceptions are Temu and Shin, who popularized the use of de minimis and trusted American consumers for the wholesale of their shipments. Since D Minimis ended for goods sent from China, Demand has fallen As for Shin and Temu Prices have increased.
The suspended shipment is expected to affect small orders from Americans who are directly purchasing from small European businesses.
