Mexico halts postal, parcel deliveries to US over new customs rule

Mexico on Wednesday announced a temporary suspension of postal and parcel shipments to the United States after Washington moved to impose taxes on all incoming packages, regardless of their value.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month to abolish the de minimis treatment, which has allowed goods worth less than 800 U.S. dollars to enter the United States duty-free. The exemption will end on Friday.

Correos de Mexico, the national postal service, said the temporary suspension took effect on Wednesday while new operational procedures are to be defined.

Mexico thus joined countries including Germany, Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand that have adopted similar measures.

The Mexican government said it is in talks with U.S. authorities and international postal organizations to establish mechanisms for an orderly resumption of services, aiming to provide certainty for users and avoid delivery delays and disruptions.