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Mexico Halts U.S.-Bound Post as De Minimis Ends and Global Parcel Disruptions Spread

Postal suspensions worldwide reflect confusion over how to collect the new small‑parcel duties.

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FILE - Parcels slide down a ramp after being scanned at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection overseas mail inspection facility at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Feb. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
FILE- In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, boxes for sorted mail are stacked at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Overview

  • The duty‑free de minimis threshold ends on Aug. 29 under a Trump executive order, replacing it with country‑specific tariffs of roughly 10%–50% or a temporary flat charge of $80–$200 per package for six months.
  • Mexico’s government said Correos de Mexico suspended postal and parcel shipments to the United States starting Wednesday, with service to resume once new operational processes are defined.
  • The Universal Postal Union says postal operators in more than 30 countries, including most of Europe plus Australia and Japan, have limited or stopped U.S.‑bound small parcels as they seek guidance on duty collection and data requirements.
  • The UPU has written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and is working with U.S. authorities on operational rules and systems to enable posts to assess and transmit the new duties.
  • Scale of the change is significant: CBP data show 1.36 billion packages worth $64.6 billion entered under de minimis in 2024, and the agency says more than 90% of imports currently fall under the policy, while businesses warn of higher costs and paperwork even as UPS and FedEx offer tools to assist.