Many other post offices in Europe including France, Britain, Italy, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia have also announced bans on parcels sent to the US.
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Due to the new US customs regulations, many postal services in Europe have suspended most parcels sent to the US.
Germany's largest postal and shipping company, DHL Group, announced on Friday that it has temporarily suspended the service of sending private and commercial goods to the United States by post.
This decision came after the order signed by US President Donald Trump last month. According to the order, the 'duty-free' facility for goods up to USD 800 will end from now on.
According to the new rules effective from August 29, all goods will be subject to customs clearance and tax. However, gifts valued at less than $100, if clearly stated as being sent person-to-person, will remain exempt. According to DHL, the service has been halted because the reliability of the shipment cannot be ensured because the new US customs procedures are not yet clear.
Many other post offices in Europe including France, Britain, Italy, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia have also announced a ban on parcels sent to the US.
France's La Poste has said it will stop sending goods from August 25, although express services, documents and small gifts will still be able to be sent. The association of European postal services called Post Europe If a practical solution is not found soon, it has warned that shipments to the US may have to be completely stopped.
There is also confusion about parcels that will arrive in America after August 29 but are in transit before then. Both the customer and the service provider are in confusion as full tax can be levied on those goods.
This directly affects European online businesses and independent sellers. Their system of sending goods to America through the cheap national postal service has been greatly affected.
Luigi Daniele of the Italian consumer organization 'Consumerismo no Profit' said, 'This is the first major impact of Trump's tax policy, which has been accepted by the European Union without proper discussion.' According to
shipping expert Stephen Dyke, removing the up to $800 discount would mean that more than 1.3 billion parcels a year would have to go from 'fast track' to the 'full customs process', which would put enormous pressure on ports, airports and customs agents.
