New Delhi, August 23: The Indian Postal Department has announced the temporary suspension of all postal services to the US from August 25. Except for those letters / documents and gift items whose value is up to 100 US dollars.
The Ministry of Communications said in a statement issued on Saturday that the Department of Posts is temporarily suspending all postal services to the United States from August 25. Because, the new customs rules of the Trump administration are going to come into force at the end of this month.
According to the ministry, the Department of Posts has taken note of Executive Order No. 14324 issued by the US administration on July 30, 2025, under which the duty-free minimum exemption on goods worth up to US $ 800 will be withdrawn from August 29, 2025. As a result, all international postal items to the US, regardless of their value, will be subject to customs duty as per the country-specific International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariff framework. Only gift items up to US$100 will remain duty-free.
According to the order, only international carriers and other “qualified parties” approved by US Customs can collect and pay duty on postal shipments. However, since the process for approving these parties and collecting duty is not yet clear, airlines have said they will not be able to carry postal parcels to the US after August 25.
According to the ministry, India Post will suspend booking of all types of items to the US from August 25. However, letters, documents and gifts up to US$100 will be exempted. The postal department said customers who have already booked parcels and cannot send them can claim a postage refund.
The communication ministry said in a statement, “The Department of Posts deeply regrets the inconvenience caused to the customers and assures that all possible measures are being taken to restore full services to the US at the earliest.”
According to the ministry, after receiving further clarification from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and United States Postal Service (USPS), these exempted categories will continue to be accepted and sent to the US.