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India Post Halts Most U.S.-Bound Parcels From Aug. 25 Over New Tariff Rules

Unclear U.S. customs implementation left airlines unwilling to carry consignments, forcing the pause.

A truck arrives at the DHL Mega Parcel Center in Ludwigsfelde near Berlin, Germany, on May 31, 2022.
TOPSHOT - Stacked parcels are seen up front as a Hongkong Post employee stands at a service counter at a post office in Hong Kong on April 16, 2025. Hong Kong's postal service said April 16 it will stop shipping goods bound for the United States in response to "bullying" tariff hikes by US President Donald Trump. Hongkong Post will stop accepting surface mail of US-bound items with immediate effect and air mail items starting from April 27. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
08 April 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Groß Schwaß: At the Deutsche Post delivery base, the parcels are sorted and distributed to the vehicles. Due to the Corona crisis, more and more citizens are using online ordering options, which is causing delivery services to be busy as usual only in the pre-Christmas period. While the delivery base usually handles around 5,000 parcels a day, the current figure is 7,500. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by Bernd Wüstneck/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Bookings stop for all postal articles to the United States from 25 August except letters, documents and gifts up to $100.
  • Executive Order No. 14324 ends the $800 de minimis exemption on 29 August, putting nearly all low-value parcels under IEEPA duties.
  • CBP’s 15 August guidance did not define who the “qualified parties” are or how duties will be collected and remitted, prompting carrier refusals.
  • India Post will offer postage refunds for undeliverable items and says the suspension is open-ended while it coordinates with CBP, USPS and airlines.
  • Postal operators in Europe and elsewhere, including La Poste, Deutsche Post/DHL and Royal Mail, have also paused many U.S. parcels, with reporting describing potential fixed per‑parcel duty additions of $80–$200 depending on a country’s tariff tier.