DHL suspends excessive worth US deliveries | EUROtoday

DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US value greater than $800 (£603) due to a “significant increase” in purple tape at customs following the intruduction of Donald Trump’s new tariff regime.

The supply big mentioned it can quickly cease shipments from corporations in all international locations to American customers on Monday “until further notice”.

It added that business-to-business shipments will nonetheless go forward, “though they may also face delays”.

Previously, packages value as much as $2,500 might enter the US with minimal paperwork however as a consequence of tighter customs checks that got here into power alongside Trump’s tariffs earlier this month, the edge has been lowered.

DHL mentioned that the change “has caused a surge in formal customs clearances, which we are handling around the clock”.

It mentioned that whereas it’s working to “scale up and manage this increase, shipments woth over $800, regardless of origin, may experience multi-day delays”.

The firm mentioned it can nonetheless ship packages value lower than $800, which may be despatched to the US with minimal checks.

But the White House is about to clamp down on deliveries beneath $800 – particularly these despatched from China and Hong Kong – on 2 May when it closes a loophole permitting low-value packages to enter the US with out incurring any duties.

The elimination of the so-called “de minimis” rule will influence the likes of the fast-fashion agency Shein and Temu, the low-cost retail big.

Shein and Temu have each warned that they are going to enhance costs “due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs”.

The Trump administration has claimed that “many shippers” in China “hide illicit substances and conceal the true contents of shipments sent to the US through deceptive shipping practices”.

Under an excutive order, the White House mentioned the measures have been geared toward “addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain” which it mentioned “play a significant role in the synthetic opioid crisis in the US”.

Beijing has mentioned that the opioid fentanyl is a “US problem” and China has the strictest drug insurance policies on this planet.

Last week, Hongkong Post mentioned it was suspending packages despatched to the US by sea and, from 27 April, would cease accepting parcels destined for America.

It mentioned: “The US is unreasonable, bullying and imposing tariffs abusively.”