Posten Bring and PostNord are pausing parcel shipments to the United States ahead of the suspension of the global de minimis exemption on 29 August. The US administration will suspend the de minimis exemption that allowed duty-free entry and minimal paperwork for international shipments under $800. PostNord cited a short time-frame to adapt to new requirements and temporarily halted shipments; PostNord is owned by the Swedish and Danish governments. The White House said low-value packages sent to the US will face all applicable duties under the executive order. Separately, 37 current and former national security officials had security clearances stripped amid accusations of politicizing and mishandling intelligence.
Norwegian and Swedish-Danish postal groups Posten Bring and PostNord are pausing parcel shipments to the United States ahead of the scrapping of a US customs tax loophole that allows duty-free entry for low-value packages, they said on Wednesday. President Donald Trump's administration said last month it would suspend the global de minimis exemption, which also allows minimal paperwork, for international shipments under $800 from 29 August.
We start with news that national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday that she had stripped security clearances from 37 current and former national security officials, including some who worked on the intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. In a memo posted on X, Gabbard accused the targeted individuals of having engaged in politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards.
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