Right will suspend temporarily the Package admission whose destiny is United States or Puerto Rico and that they have a commercial value equal to or less than $ 800 (681.5 euros) from next Monday, August 25 for the end of the regime of ‘minimis‘.
As Correos has reported this Friday in a statement, the reason would be in the change of customs norms of the United States that eliminates the exemption of the payment of tariffs that had been applied to low -value incoming shipments. Consequently, Correos will only admit this type of shipping until Sunday 24 at 23.59 hours.
As of August 29, all shipments of goods that are directed by the United States or Puerto Rico must pay tariffs in a amount that will vary depending on the country of origin and the value of the product. The situation forces Correos, as well as all postal operators, to “substantially” modify their processes, as well as to increase shipping controls to be able to implement the new requirements.
International impact
This, they warn from the public company, will impact “significant” on international postal logistics and electronic commerce flows. However, sending letters and documents without commercial value, books or gifts sent by individuals with a value equal to or less than 100 dollars (85.2 euros) will continue to be admitted and will not be affected in any way.
The Post Office has been coordinated at European level with the reference operators. Other companies such as the French post, the Belgian Bpost, the Swedish Postnord, the German Deutsche Post and the Austrian Austrian Post will adopt the same measure.
