DHL suspends excessive worth US deliveries
DHL Categorical is suspending deliveries to the US value greater than $800 (£603) due to a “important enhance” in purple tape at customs following the introduction of Donald Trump’s new tariff regime.
The supply large mentioned it can quickly cease shipments from corporations in all international locations to American shoppers on Monday “till additional discover”.
It added that business-to-business shipments will nonetheless go forward, “although they might additionally face delays”.
Beforehand, packages value as much as $2,500 may enter the US with minimal paperwork however as a result of tighter customs checks that got here into drive alongside Trump’s tariffs earlier this month, the edge has been lowered.
DHL mentioned that the change “has brought on a surge in formal customs clearances, which we’re dealing with across the clock”.
It mentioned that whereas it’s working to “scale up and handle this enhance, shipments value over $800, no matter origin, could expertise multi-day delays”.
The corporate mentioned it can nonetheless ship packages value lower than $800, which may be despatched to the US with minimal checks.
However the White Home is ready to clamp down on deliveries below $800 – particularly these despatched from China and Hong Kong – on 2 Might when it closes a loophole permitting low-value packages to enter the US with out incurring any duties.
The removing of the so-called “de minimis” rule will impression the likes of the fast-fashion agency Shein and Temu, the low-cost retail large.
Shein and Temu have each warned that they are going to enhance costs “as a result of current adjustments in world commerce guidelines and tariffs”.
The Trump administration has claimed that “many shippers” in China “disguise illicit substances and conceal the true contents of shipments despatched to the US by misleading transport practices”.
Underneath an excutive order, the White Home mentioned the measures have been aimed toward “addressing the artificial opioid provide chain” which it mentioned “play a major function within the artificial opioid disaster within the US”.
Beijing has mentioned that the opioid fentanyl is a “US drawback” and China has the strictest drug insurance policies on this planet.
Final week, Hongkong Submit 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.”
