Overview

• India's Department of Posts has expanded its pause to cover every mail category to the United States, including letters, documents, and gifts worth up to $100.
• The move follows a U.S. executive order ending the de minimis threshold from August 29, with small gifts under $100 still exempt from duties.
• Officials say airlines will not accept consignments because the United States has not set out who collects duties or how those payments are handled.
• India Post typically dispatches about 3 tonnes of cargo to the U.S. each day and will offer postage refunds for items already booked but not dispatched.
• The department said it may explore temporary routing via private couriers, and reports indicate more than 25 countries' postal operators have issued similar suspensions.