US ends duty-free rule, small parcel imports collapse

The US has scrapped its $800 duty-free import rule, resulting in an 81% drop in incoming parcels as foreign postal operators ...

List of places suspending some US parcel shipments grows as tariff exemption ends

Japan, Australia and Taiwan have joined a growing list of places suspending some parcel shipments to the United States following the implementation of new rules under President Donald Trump’s ...

'It's a chaotic mess': UK firms warn over US small parcel tax

UK firms are warning that new taxes on sending low-value parcels to the US are bringing uncertainty and potential price hikes ...

Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption

Other countries have similar exemptions, but the threshold is usually lower. For example, 150 euros ($175) is the value limit in the 20 European Union countries that use the euro as their official ...

The US ended a decades-old shipping perk. Now small businesses say they're paying the price.

Starting Friday, package deliveries to the US will face duties, prompting postal carriers of at least 25 countries to pause package deliveries.

Should the New Amex Partnership Prompt a Rethink of UPS’s (UPS) Small Business Growth Strategy?

On September 10, 2025, American Express and UPS announced an expanded agreement giving small and medium-sized businesses ...

Value of small parcels sent from China to UK hits £3bn

The £3bn worth of these parcels from China made up 51% of all the small parcels shipped to the UK from around the world last year. That was up from 35% in 2023-24, according to HM Revenue & Customs ...