Japan Post will stop accepting parcels containing consumer goods for sale or gifts worth over $100 to the United States starting Wednesday. The move follows the U.S. revocation of the de minimis tariff exemption for lower-value packages, a policy change the U.S. says aims to prevent the inflow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl. Other national postal services, including Britain and Australia, have temporarily suspended U.S. shipping. Japan Post will offer a separate U.S.-compliant delivery service at significantly higher costs. An eBay/JETRO survey found popular Japanese exports to the U.S. and that over 80% of respondents consider alternative markets.
Japan Post Co. will suspend shipping of some small packages to the United States due to fresh tariffs imposed by the US government, in a sign of how President Donald Trump's levies may impact smaller businesses and individuals. The mail service will stop accepting parcels that include consumer goods for sale or gifts worth over $100 from Wednesday, after the U.S. revoked its tariff exemption on lower-value packages from across the world, according to a statement published on its website.
"It is not clear what the appropriate processes for shipping companies and postal services are under the new guidelines, making operation extremely difficult. We will therefore be suspending the acceptance of smaller packages," the statement said. U.S. consumers were able to buy cheap goods from abroad under what was called the de minimis exemption, which allowed for smaller packages to be shipped into the U.S. duty-free.
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