Overview

• Effective today, low‑value imports lose de‑minimis treatment and are charged standard country tariffs or, during a six‑month transition, a flat $80–$200 per parcel, with only genuine gifts under $100 exempt.
• The UN postal agency says operators in 25 countries have paused U.S. parcel shipments, with Mexico’s postal service suspending deliveries and DHL and several European posts limiting service.
• The White House cites drug smuggling and unsafe products in small parcels as the rationale, pointing to CBP data showing the vast majority of intercepted drugs and counterfeits came through these shipments.
• Officials say express couriers such as FedEx and UPS, which handle over 90% of these parcels, can meet data requirements and continue service, while many national posts seek clarity on collection and liability.
• After the China‑only cutoff in May, daily shipments fell from about 4 million to 1 million and $492 million in duties were collected, and the administration projects up to roughly $10 billion in annual revenue under the global rule.