Many countries announce emergency: Sending to the United States
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In response to the US government's previous announcement From August 29, the tax exemption for imported parcels worth US0 (approximately RMB 5,730) and below will be suspended from August 29. Recently, postal companies in many countries such as South Korea, France, and Germany have announced restrictions on parcels sent to the United States.
According to statistics, the exemption was originally applicable to more than 4 million parcels processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency every day. In response, a growing number of national postal services plans suspended delivery of parcels to the U.S. as early as this week, citing a lack of clear instructions on how to impose tariffs and how to submit required data.
This change not only affects personal delivery, but also has an impact on the e-commerce business for overseas consumers in many countries.
US President Trump signed an executive order announcing the suspension of tax exemption for imported parcels worth 0 and below from August 29. This policy change has triggered a chain reaction of postal services in many countries around the world, and many countries have announced the suspension of delivery of parcels to the United States.
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Impact on e-commerce business
This policy change not only affects personal delivery, but also has an impact on the e-commerce business for overseas consumers in many countries. Taking South Korea as an example, most of its cross-border e-commerce are small and medium-sized enterprises or self-employed businesses, and the adjustment of US policy has a great impact on them.
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International Express Company Response
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China's statement
On July 31, in response to the issue of "the United States suspended its tax exemption policy for small parcels today, and many parcels from China will be affected", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference that China has noticed the relevant situation and hoped that the United States would abide by the market principle of fair competition and provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for enterprises from all countries, including Chinese companies.
“What is really worrying is that the domino effect is falling and will have a ripple effect, with more and more postal companies announcing that they will suspend delivery of parcels to the United States,” said Kate Muth, executive director of the International Mail Advisory Group, which represents the U.S. international mail and transportation industry.
It should be explained that once the exemption period is over, imported goods from the United States shipped by mail will impose equal tariffs on the value of each taxable parcel according to the tariff rates of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) that are valid for the country of origin of the goods.
Alternatively, packages shipped via International Post can be charged a temporary fixed fee of to 0 per item, but this is only available for the next six months. It is reported that the cargo carrier also needs to provide information such as the quantity of the parcel, the country of origin, the value of the goods, and submit worksheets through a specific system and pay tariffs.
Currently, the scope of impact has expanded beyond postal carriers. According to online mall Etsy, the company plans to suspend shipping label services for U.S. parcels in domestic postal services in Australia, Canada and the UK from August 25, and advises shippers to use carriers that have provided related services to allow them to pay tariffs before the goods arrive in the United States, such as United Parcel Services (UPS) and FedEx (FedEx).
This policy change in Trump has triggered a chain reaction of postal services in many countries around the world, and many countries have announced the suspension of delivery of parcels to the United States:
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Asia: South Korea, Singapore, Japan, India;
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European regions: France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, Italy, Norway;
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Other regions: Australia, Canada, New Zealand.
