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Global Postal Services Curb U.S.-Bound Parcels as De Minimis Ends Next Week

Sparse U.S. guidance with only two certified collectors leaves posts and marketplaces scrambling to avoid surprise fees.

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29.08.2018 Saxony, Schkeuditz: DHL cargo aircraft are unloaded at Leipzig/Halle Airport at night. The DHL hub at Leipzig Airport went into operation ten years ago. At that time, 125,000 shipments were handled per day on average, today it is 350,000. the Leipzig hub has developed into the largest within the DHL Express network over the ten years. Meanwhile 5700 people work at the location, 99 percent of them from the region. In addition to five new aircraft, DHL is planning a flight simulator centre for pilot training and training purposes.
A self-driving mail truck is seen during its presentation at the Austrian Post logistics centre in Vienna, Austria March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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Overview

  • Postal operators in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Austria have announced temporary halts to U.S. parcels, with start dates ranging from Aug. 21 to Aug. 25, and Royal Mail plans a short pause next week to switch systems.
  • Korea Post will stop accepting most U.S.-bound airmail parcels from Aug. 25, with EMS for goods halted a day later, citing the international mail network’s inability to handle mandatory declarations and duty payments.
  • Australia Post has suspended transit shipments routed through Australia to the U.S. effective Aug. 20, while saying direct parcels from Australia to the U.S. continue as it works on solutions.
  • Etsy will pause U.S. shipping label purchases for Australia Post, Canada Post, Evri and Royal Mail on Aug. 25, urging sellers to use carriers that can collect duties in advance such as UPS or FedEx.
  • CBP says low‑value imports will be charged country‑based tariffs or temporary flat fees of US$80 to US$200 for up to six months and on Aug. 21 it certified two companies to collect duties, a scope industry groups say is too limited for the looming Aug. 29 change.