bpost resumes parcel shipments to the United States… just in time for Christmas gifts 

This reopening follows a temporary suspension triggered by recent changes in US customs rules. With the new process in place, Belgians can once again send gifts and parcels to friends and family across the Atlantic. 

A new, simple, and transparent procedure 

In concrete terms, customers will be asked, as usual, to declare the contents and the value of their parcel. In addition, the country of origin of the content must be specified. To comply with the US requirement for advance payment of customs duties, bpost has adapted its process. Clients will pay: 

1. The shipping costs for the parcel. 
2. The applicable customs duties, as well as a small handling fee. 

This handling fee enables bpost to cover the administrative process involved, including possible exchange-rate variations. 

One exception remains: parcels declared as gifts (from a private individual to another) with a value below 100 USD are exempt from import duties. Only a fixed handling fee of 2 USD applies.

A continued commitment to customers 

bpost has worked closely with its international partners to restore this service as quickly as possible.  

For now, this solution applies to residential customers and small users. Contractual business customers continue to benefit from bpostgroup’s professional solutions for their international shipments. 

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bpost is temporarily pausing postal shipments to the United States

bpost announces the temporary pause on postal shipments containing goods to the United States, effective from August 23, following a recent change in the customs and tariffs rules for the U.S., eliminating the De Minimis exemption for inbound goods.

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