International postal services pause parcel post to US over tariff 'ambiguity'

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International postal services pause parcel post to US over tariff 'ambiguity'  A US executive order reinstating duty on small packages is proving to be a big headache for international postal services.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/29/international-postal-services-pause-parcel-post-to-us-over-tariff-ambiguity  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00A U.S. executive order reinstating duty on small packages is proving to be a big headache

00:06for international postal services. Mexico on Wednesday joined a growing number of countries

00:13in suspending package shipments to the United States due to confusion over tariffs on low-value

00:19parcels. Previously, packages worth less than $800 could enter the U.S. duty-free due to the

00:27so-called de minimis exemption. But that comes to an end on Friday, thanks to a U.S. executive order

00:33President Trump signed last month. Goods that previously entered the United States without

00:39needing to clear customs will require vetting and will be subject to their home country's tariff

00:45rate, anything from 10 to 50 percent. International postal services in Japan, Australia, India and a

00:53number of European countries have already paused the shipment of packages to America. They say

01:00there's too much ambiguity about the kinds of goods covered by the new rules and no time

01:04to process their implications. In a statement last week, French mail service La Poste said

01:11the U.S. didn't provide full technical details or allow enough time for the French postal service

01:17to prepare for the new customs procedures. La Poste expressed regret over the situation

01:23and said it's continuing to work with U.S. authorities to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

01:30Proponents of limiting the exemption say it's allowed Chinese retail platforms to flood the U.S.

01:36with low-priced goods. But some smaller American businesses that rely on imported products

01:42could be hard hit by the rollback.

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