August 27,2025
RED FM News Desk
At least 25 countries have suspended package deliveries to the United States amid growing uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs, a United Nations agency said Tuesday.
The Trump administration announced last month that, starting August 29, it will end the tax exemption on small packages entering the U.S. The decision has prompted postal services in countries such as France, Britain, Germany, Italy, India, Australia, and Japan to stop accepting most U.S.-bound parcels.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a UN body, said 25 member states have notified it that their postal operators have halted shipments to the U.S., citing confusion over how the new rules will be applied. The suspensions will remain until U.S. authorities clarify procedures.
Under the new rules, postal services sending packages to the U.S. must collect customs duties upfront on behalf of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. However, several key processes — such as designating approved carriers and setting up systems for collecting and remitting tariffs — remain undefined, according to India’s communications ministry.
The U.S. will still allow individuals to send documents and gifts valued at up to $100 tax-free, but anything above that will face the same tariff rates as other imports from the sender’s country: 15 percent for EU nations and 50 percent for India. Germany’s DHL has also warned that even exempted packages will face additional checks to prevent misuse for commercial shipments.
Full list of countries suspending U.S. parcel shipments
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- China
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Russia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
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