Austrian Post Stops USA Delivery

The last day for sending shipments is therefore Monday, August 25. The Austrian Post cites the changed customs regulations in the USA as the reason for this. Gift shipments from private individuals under 100 dollars and marked as gifts are exempt. Document shipments are also not affected. Additionally, goods shipments can still be sent to the USA with "Post Express International" as they are processed differently.

Austrian Post lacks information about the new customs clearance procedures in the USA

"The regulation that goods with a value under 800 US dollars can be imported into the USA duty and tax-free has been abolished. At the same time, the processes of postal customs clearance have been changed and there is currently insufficient information about the future necessary customs clearance procedures," the Austrian Post announced on Thursday. This tightening by the US government poses great challenges for all postal companies worldwide when shipping goods to the USA.

Post CEO Walter Oblin recently explained at the presentation of the half-year balance sheet that the direct effects of US President Donald Trump's customs policy are minor for the Post, with a six-figure number of postal shipments going to the USA annually. Several European postal companies such as the Norwegian Posten Bring, the Swedish-Danish PostNord, and the Belgian bpost already announced yesterday that they are temporarily suspending their parcel shipments to the USA. The Austrian Post also spoke of a temporary measure today.

(APA/Red)

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