Postal services blame Washington because they have not given them enough time to prepare for the new rules applicable to postcards after the Trump administration’s tariffs.
The postal services of some countries in Europe stop sending orders for the United States, as new rates on the end of the month, value less than $ 800.
US President Donald Trump abolished last month by executive order, with effect from August 29, tax exemption About low value goods, known “”.
The National Post Office of France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom announced that they will temporarily suspend the For the US from next week, to adapt to new measures, says the.
O Belgian operator BposT had already interrupted the ship to the US last Friday, according to one of the company.
The suspensions of the shipments, which do not cover letters or small volumes of less than $ 100, will start on Monday and will be in force until postal services find solutions practices.
“The suspension will be maintained by strictly necessary time To adopt the indispensable operational measures to fulfill the new obligations imposed by the United States, ”on Friday the Spanish Postal Service Correos.
The Royal Mail of the United Kingdom said the interruption will last only a few days, after which it will have “a new system in operation,” said.
Some of the postal services Responsibly the USA because they have not given them enough time to adapt to the new rules.
“Despite conversations with US customs services, it was not granted any period for postal operators to organize And ensure the computer developments necessary to comply with the new established rules, ”said French La Poste, cited by.
Small volume rates arise precisely as the US and the European Union about a new commercial pact, ending months of increasing tensions around the rates imposed between the two economic blocks.
So far, US fiscal policy allowed low value orders to reach the US with little bureaucracy and without payment of tariffswhich favored the growth of platforms like Shein and Temu.
