DHL restricts parcel services from Germany to US over tariffs

Global logistics giant DHL is restricting parcel services from Germany to the United States due to new tariff regulations imposed by the Trump administration, the Germany-based company said on Friday.

Global logistics giant DHL is restricting parcel services from Germany to the United States due to new tariff regulations imposed by the Trump administration, the Germany-based company said on Friday.

For the time being, parcels posted in Germany and destined for the US will only be delivered if they are declared as gifts and if their value does not exceed $100, DHL said at its headquarters in Bonn.

Starting Saturday, private customers may continue to send more valuable packages to the US via DHL’s more expensive express mail service, while business customers will be allowed to do so from next Tuesday.

It comes as the US is set to abolish duty-free imports of goods worth less than $800 from August 29, as per an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump.

Customs duties of between $80 and $200 will be levied on each item.

“The majority of private customer parcels to the US are below the $100 threshold anyway, so private customers are relatively unaffected by the new regulations,” a DHL spokesman said, stressing that the restrictions are expected to be temporary.

However, it remained initially unclear how long the new rules will be in place.

Other European postal services, including in Austria, Sweden and Belgium, have also changed their regulations for parcel services to the US in recent days in light of the planned customs changes.

DHL noted that key issues regarding the new rules remain unresolved: “in particular how and from whom customs duties are to be collected in future, what additional data is required and how data is to be transferred to the US customs authorities.”

Source: dpa

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