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Logistics Group DHL suspends some packages of packages to the United States from Monday while it fights to meet additional costs and documents of the new customs rules.
From April 5, customs and the protection of American borders required goods worth more than $ 800 in the country to undergo more strict customs checks and be accompanied by additional documentation.
Dhl said he was working to increase his clearance capacity, but that, given the “substantial” changes, the consumption commercial packages worth more than $ 800 from anywhere in the world in the United States can face delays of several days. Changes should not be business shipping to business, but there may be delays.
“To maintain High Quality Service engagement of DHL Express towards its customers, from Monday, April 21, 2025, and until further notice, DHL Express will temporarily suspect shipments (consumer business) to individuals in the United States whose declared value exceeds $ 800,” the company said in a statement.
Germany DHL is the first major commercial logistics company to act following new American pricesmany of which entered into force on April 5.
John Manners Bell, CEO of the TI Insight consulting company, said that “could be a sign that the global trade system is starting to break”.
“This could become a major trend because postal offices and commercial transporters are struggling to deal with the weight of prices and bureaucratic charges placed for them,” he said. “Changes will have real implications for the international electronic commerce industry, affecting several million plots that rush to us every day, inevitably increasing costs for American consumers.”
DHL's decision, which was reported for the first time by the Sunday Times, follows the announcement by the Hong Kong Post belonging to the State this week that this would cease to accept plans to be sent to the United States by sea with an immediate effect and stop taking airborne packages from April 27 following new American requirements. The company accused the United States of having “intimidation and of imposing prices improperly”.
Manners Bell said: “The prices and trade processes involved in the customs of customs clearance is wreaking havoc with the strategies of the supply chain, which will inevitably result in additional costs and shortages for American companies and consumers.”
A trade war between the two largest economies in the world is intensifying, US President Donald Trump imposing prices totaling 145% on China, which responded with 125% tariffs in the United States.
DHL is one of the largest mail companies in the world, offering plots of 1.5 billion billions of things per year. It employs nearly 600,000 people and operates in 220 countries. Last year, its sales exceeded 84 billion euros.
