MEXICO CITY– Mexico claimed Wednesday its postal service was suspending package shipments to the United States in advance of an end to the exception on toll responsibilities for low-value plans by the Trump management.
The news adheres to comparable steps by post offices from the European Union and a number of various other nations to stop briefly delivery as they wait for extra clearness on the united state procedure. It additionally comes throughout monthslong negotiations in between the Mexican federal government and the Trump management to prevent larger tolls.
The exception– referred to as the” de minimis” exemption, which permits plans worth much less than $800 to find right into the united state task complimentary– is finishing Friday. A total amount of 1.36 billion plans were sent out in 2024 under this exception, for products worth $64.6 billion, according to information from united state Traditions and Boundary Security.
Mexico’s federal government claimed its post office, Correos de Mexico, will briefly put on hold plan shipments to the united state, beginning Wednesday.
” Mexico proceeds its discussion with united state authorities and global postal companies to specify devices that will certainly permit the organized resumption of solutions, offering assurance to individuals and staying clear of troubles in the distribution of products,” the declaration reviewed.
With the news, Mexico signs up with a number of European and various other nations, consisting of Australia and Japan, in putting on hold the deliveries to the united state amidst complication over brand-new import responsibilities.
Yunnueth Hernández brought her 2 youngsters to the message workplace Wednesday to send out a letter to a family member in the united state, to reveal them “exactly how we utilized to interact” prior to e-mails and web, yet left dissatisfied.
” Regrettably, we could not send it since they informed us with the tolls, deliveries to the united state were terminated,” she claimed.
Outside the structure, a lady remained in splits after being not able to send out a 10-page letter and pictures to her sweetheart in the united state
Mexico has actually attempted to discuss with united state Head of state Donald Trump to prevent raised tolls by taking extra hostile safety and security procedures versus the nation’s medicine cartels and sending out lots of put behind bars cartel numbers to the united state for prosecution.
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Associated Press videojournalist Fernanda Pesce in Mexico City added to this record.
