Urgent: Polish Post suspends packages to the US. Trump's fresh customs are hitting Poles.

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Polish Post Office, national operator with more than 90 % marketplace share and networks 7600 facilities, has decided to shake the marketplace for transatlantic shipments. From August 25, 2024drastically restricts the admission of parcels of goods to the United States. This is simply a direct and unprecedented reaction to the revolutionary changes in the US customs system, introduced by the Donald Trump administration, which enter into force only 4 days later, August 29. The end of duty-free shipments to the US is simply a blow to Polish e-commerce, migrants and families who have been freely exchanging goods for years. Abolishing the decades-old threshold $800 the value of the consignment means that any product, regardless of price, will be subject to duty. This completely changes the rules of the game in transatlantic trade and puts the future of many Polish businesses and private relations at stake. Prepare for a revolution in shipping packages across the ocean.

End of work Free Shipping Age: What Has Disappeared Since 25 August?

The Polish Post Office, forced to respond to the escalation of American trade policy, suspends practically all forms of consignments containing goods. As of August 25, it will no longer be possible to send postal and letter message with the declared value – which means that it is not possible to send jewelry, electronics or another valuable items on which owners want to safe themselves financially through insurance. Equally severe restrictions include unregistered and recommended lists containing goods. That's it. small household gifts, product samples or souvenirs, which so far accounted for much of the transatlantic exchange.

Moreover, all shipments carried out under the service are suspended Global Express and EMS, i.e. the fastest and most reliable supply channels. The only thing left is simply a limited channel for private correspondence and business documents, provided that they do not contain any goods subject to customs taxation. This extremist change is simply a direct consequence of the Trump administration decision, which since 29 August Each consignment crossing the U.S. border shall bear a duty. The existing threshold $800, below which the goods were exempt from charges, is definitely history. Even a symbolic gift of value A fewer dollars. will now require a formal customs and taxation procedure, drastically expanding costs and complicating logistics.

Trump's duties hit Wallets: How much will we pay for the Package to the US?

New customs regulations are not only bureaucracy, but above all drastic cost increase for consumers and entrepreneurs. According to a joint message issued by the European Union and the United States, most products originating in Europe will be covered by the standard 15 % duty. This means that the cost of each commodity will automatically increase by 1 seventh of its first value before it reaches the final customer. This mechanics may indeed discourage the dispatch of most tiny consignments due to the imbalance between the value of the goods and the cost of their customs service.

But that's not all. Trump administration besides introduces particularly advanced work rates for selected product categories, considered strategically delicate by the American administration or requiring circumstantial protection from national industry. Medicines and dietary supplements, essential for many Poles in the US, will be subject to much higher charges, which will dramatically affect their availability and price on the American market. Similarly, aviation parts and components will become more expensive, disrupting global supply chains in the aerospace industry. He was besides targeted European alcohol – wine, craft beer and regional alcohols, which will become luxury overnight. These protectionist duties are intended to defend the American industry, but their consequences will be straight felt by Polish consumers and companies, sending packages across the ocean.

Polish Economy and household on the Target: Who Will Feel Most?

The effects of the fresh regulations will be felt on many levels, hitting the heart of the Polish economy and everyday life. First of all, they will contact Polish entrepreneurs selling online on the American market. tiny and medium-sized companies, specialising in exports of Polish handicrafts, natural cosmetics or creative industries, built their business models on the anticipation of economical shipping without customs charges. Now, overnight, they may be forced to complete withdrawal from the lucrative US market, which for many means bankruptcy or the request to radically change the strategy.

Equally severe consequences will affect Polish expatriates and their families in Poland. conventional exchange of packages containing Polish food products, medicines, books or household memorabilia, which is simply a key component of maintaining cultural and emotional ties, will be drastically reduced due to fresh economical and administrative barriers. The e-commerce sector, which has grown rapidly in fresh years thanks to transatlantic connections, now needs to fundamentally rethink its strategies. Platforms offering Polish consumers US products at attractive prices will gotta take into account fresh burdens, which will translate into higher prices and complex logistics. This can weaken trade and cultural ties in the long term, leading Polish trade towards European or Asian markets, where trade barriers stay comparatively lower.

Reaction of Polish Post and Future: Is It Only Temporary?

The decision of the Polish Post Office, although radical, is not isolated. akin steps were taken by postal operators in many another EU associate States, which points to the universality and importance of the problem arising from US customs restrictions for the full continent. Poland Post assures that this ‘temporary restriction’ and actively monitors the rapidly changing geopolitical and commercial situation to resume the full scope of services as shortly as marketplace and regulatory conditions allow. However, the deficiency of circumstantial deadlines and conditions makes the future uncertain, and the declaration does not specify what would gotta happen for services to return to normal.

Organisation Post-Europ, which brings together and represents postal operators from the countries of the European Union, has officially confirmed that fresh US duties will have a "significant and long-term impact" on the operation of postal carriers worldwide. This is simply a global problem that requires global solutions. The Polish Government and the EU institutions will most likely be forced to take diplomatic and commercial action to mitigate the impact of this policy on European exporters. Negotiations on common trade concessions, the introduction of compensation mechanisms and even application are possible retaliatory measures against American goods imported into Europe. In the long term, this situation may accelerate Poland's trade diversification process, focusing our attention on Asian, African or South American markets, reducing dependence on the US marketplace and developing fresh trade partnerships.

The restrictions imposed by the Polish Post Office in shipping parcels to the US from 25 August 2024 to direct consequence of Trump's fresh protectionist customs policywhich enters into force on August 29. Abolishing the $800 threshold and introducing a 15% work on almost all goods from Europe, with higher rates for key sectors, fundamental changes the rules of transatlantic trade. Polish entrepreneurs, migrants and average citizens must prepare for higher costs, complicated procedures and limited shipping possibilities. Although Poczta Polska declares the temporary nature of the changes, the deficiency of clear prospects requires all curious parties to search alternate solutions and adapt to the fresh reality. This is the minute erstwhile Poland and Europe request to revise their trade strategies and look for fresh directions of improvement in order to minimize the negative effects of this global reconfiguration and safe their interests in a dynamically changing world.

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