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🚨 Major Customs Shake-Up: U.S. Ends De Minimis Exemption – Chaos Hits European Carriers

Just days before a historic customs change takes effect in the United States, European postal services and carriers have suspended parcel deliveries to the U.S..

The move comes as the U.S. ends the century-old de minimis exemption, which previously allowed foreign shipments valued at up to $800 to enter duty-free and without detailed customs checks.

The new rule, signed under an executive order by Donald Trump, takes effect this Friday and will impact all countries, not just China.

📦 Chaos Among Carriers: Major Suspensions

Several major European postal services have already announced halts to U.S. shipments:

🔹 DHL – stopped accepting parcels bound for the U.S. (only the costlier DHL Express option remains).

🔹 Correos (Spain) – admitted it only received compliance requirements from U.S. authorities on August 15, leaving no time to adjust.

🔹 La Poste (France) – suspended shipments starting Monday.

🔹 Posti (Finland) – halted shipments last Saturday, citing airlines refusing to carry U.S.-bound mail.

Other countries including Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Switzerland quickly followed suit.

⚠️ Tech & Bureaucracy: The Real Roadblock

The challenge isn’t just customs paperwork – it’s technology.

Postal systems are not built to:

Send detailed data on each shipment to U.S. authorities.

Collect duties directly from recipients.

Even worse, no one knows who should collect customs duties – postal operators, private couriers, or U.S. customs.

👩‍💼 Impact on Small Businesses & E-Shops

The hardest hit? Small European businesses selling directly to U.S. customers.

✅ Large corporations with warehouses and logistics hubs in the U.S. will barely feel the impact – they already pay duties on bulk imports.

❌ But smaller independent brands and e-shops will lose their ability to export cheaply.

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