Swiss Post to Suspend US Goods Shipments After Tariff Crackdown
An employee drives a cart pulling empty parcel trolleys at a Swiss Post parcel sorting center in Harkingen, Switzerland.
Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/BloombergSwiss Post will follow other countries in temporarily halting the delivery of goods to the US, after the Trump administration scrapped an exemption limit for imports.
The move by Switzerland’s national postal service will take effect from Aug. 26, according to a statement. It follows President Donald Trump’s elimination of a tariff loophole for so-called “de minimis” merchandise. Such packages, with a retail value of no more than $800, will cease to be exempted from Aug. 29, according to a White House fact sheet.