How far will the world go to push back against Trump’s tariffs?
Trump killed the de minimis exemption, the rule that let millions of low-value packages enter the U.S. duty-free. Effective August 29, the exemption vanished. And with it, the patience of 25 nations. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-is-protecting-the-united-states-national-security-and-economy-by-suspending-the-de-minimis-exemption-for-commercial-shipments-globally/
Australia Post stopped accepting parcels to the U.S. Japan Post followed. Taiwan, India, New Zealand — all pulled back. The Universal Postal Union confirmed the freeze: 25 member countries suspended services to the U.S. over the chaos unleashed by Trump’s tariff overhaul. https://time.com/7312579/countries-stop-shipping-us-de-minimis-exemption-trump-trade-tariffs/
DHL didn’t mince words. “Key questions remain unresolved,” they said, citing confusion over customs duties, data transmission, and compliance. Deutsche Post and DHL Parcel Germany halted deliveries altogether. The bottleneck isn’t theoretical — it’s four million packages per day, now stranded in limbo. https://time.com/7312579/countries-stop-shipping-us-de-minimis-exemption-trump-trade-tariffs/