National postal operators from Europe to Asia are temporarily halting most parcel deliveries to the United States after Washington confirmed it will scrap the “de minimis” exemption that had let low-value items enter the country without duties. France’s La Poste, Switzerland’s Swiss Post, Japan Post, Australia Post and carriers in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and the United Kingdom have all announced suspensions that begin between 23 and 27 August. The moves come ahead of 29 August, when an executive order signed by President Donald Trump ends the $800 duty-free threshold for overseas packages and imposes a 15 % tariff on a wide range of goods from the European Union. While letters and small gifts valued at up to $100—or €100 in France—remain exempt, most merchandise will face the new levy, and postal services say they lack the technical systems and customs guidance needed to collect the duties. La Poste will stop accepting parcels to the United States on 25 August, except for personal gifts below €100. Swiss Post follows on 26 August, and Japan Post will block U.S.-bound gifts above $100 and all commercial items from 27 August. Deutsche Post/DHL, Royal Mail, Poste Italiane and PostNord began pausing shipments at the weekend; several have stressed the restrictions are provisional and do not apply to express-courier subsidiaries such as DHL Express or Chronopost. Operators cite uncertainty over who is responsible for duty collection, what data must accompany each parcel and how information will be transmitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Industry group PostEurop has warned that, without clearer rules, its 51 member networks could maintain the embargo past the tariff’s start date. The end of the de minimis regime affects a sizeable trade flow: 1.36 billion low-value parcels worth about $64.6 billion entered the United States under the exemption last year, according to CBP data. Retailers that rely on international postal channels now face delays or the need to switch to private couriers until postal operators reconfigure their systems.