Overview

• All categories of international mail to the U.S., including EMS, parcels and registered items, resume from October 15 after a nearly two‑month pause.
• India suspended services on August 22 following Executive Order 14324, which ended de minimis treatment and required new duty‑collection procedures.
• Under the new process, duties are prepaid in India and remitted to U.S. Customs via CBP‑approved Qualified Parties to enable faster clearance and delivery.
• Postal shipments from India will face a flat 50% customs duty on the declared FOB value, with no additional product‑specific levies under the postal channel.
• India Post says no extra service charges will be applied and postal tariffs remain unchanged, with trials completed in Delhi and Maharashtra and outreach planned for exporters.