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DHL Halts Shipping to U.S. for Packages Over $800 Amid New Customs Rules

New U.S. Tariffs Force DHL to Pause High-Value Deliveries

by pinkfloyd
April 21, 2025
in Shipping & Tariffs, Tariffs & Sanctions, Trade & Logistics
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DHL Halts Shipping to U.S. for Packages Over $800 Amid New Customs Rules

DHL Halts U.S. Deliveries Over $800 Amid New Customs Rules

Shipping delays, rising duties, and trade tensions spark global delivery shake-ups

Starting April 21, DHL Express will suspend shipments of packages valued over $800 to private U.S. residents, citing new customs regulations that have triggered major delivery slowdowns.

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In a recent announcement posted to its website, DHL stated that multi-day transit delays for packages exceeding the $800 mark have forced the company to pause these shipments “until further notice.” The policy applies only to individual consumers—business-to-business shipments over $800 will still be accepted, but may face similar delays.

The root cause? Tighter customs rules rolled out earlier this month. As of April 5, the U.S. lowered the threshold for mandatory formal customs clearance from $2,500 to $800. This means that all shipments above the new limit require more detailed documentation and processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), creating a bottleneck.

According to DHL, this surge in required customs filings has significantly strained processing capacity:

“This change has caused a surge in formal customs clearances, which we are handling around the clock.”

The German shipping giant is “working diligently” to scale up its operations but has opted for the suspension to manage the backlog effectively.

The situation is further complicated by new tariffs targeting Chinese and Hong Kong goods. The CBP announced it will collect a 30% duty or $25 per item (whichever is greater) for international postal items under $800 from China and Hong Kong. This rate will jump to $50 per item after June 1, 2025.

This is seen as a move to close a long-criticized loophole used by platforms like Temu and Shein, which have shipped low-value goods duty-free to U.S. shoppers for years. The Biden administration has pushed to reform these so-called “de minimis” exemptions, a policy shift that began gaining momentum last year.

DHL isn’t the only postal service taking action.
Hongkong Post recently suspended its sea mail services to the U.S. following a sharp increase in tariffs from the Trump administration—some rising as high as 145%. The agency has also announced a halt to airmail deliveries of goods to the U.S. starting April 27.

The shipping chaos is unfolding against a broader backdrop of escalating trade moves. Earlier this month, former President Donald Trump announced a baseline 10% tariff on almost all imports and additional duties on countries with trade surpluses. Though Trump later paused the higher tariffs for 90 days pending negotiations, existing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada over immigration and fentanyl remain in place.

Meanwhile, Trump officials claim over 15 countries have submitted trade offers in response. Talks with Japan are also underway, and Trump has signaled early progress on a bilateral trade agreement.

Source: NTD – DHL to Suspend Global Shipments of Packages Valued at More Than $800 to US Consumers

pinkfloyd

pinkfloyd

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