DHL suspends B2C shipments over 800 USD until further notice

by lategloriousgnu on 4/18/2025, 1:45:34 AM with 72 comments

  • by gip on 4/18/2025, 2:34:18 AM

    And very soon that will apply to packages with values below $800 as the de minimis exemption is being phased out I reckon. Not exactly business-friendly, the government should be able to handle the load before enacting these rules at least.

  • by syntaxing on 4/18/2025, 2:17:29 AM

    So...you can't buy anything over $800 to the US now from other countries?

  • by londons_explore on 4/18/2025, 2:45:24 AM

    Reading between the lines, it's pretty clear they're telling everyone to declare values as $799.

  • by anamax on 4/18/2025, 3:11:02 AM

    A couple of months ago, I saw something about Temu paying the tariffs for all of their shipments to the US in bulk but still shipping them individually.

    The basic idea was that they'd figure out the tariff on everything they shipped during a time period as if it was done in one shipment, pay that, and then do individual shipments.

    I suspect that something like this will happen.

    Of course, there will be auditing to ensure that companies don't pay tariffs on $10M worth of goods when the actual total is $100M, but that's doable.

  • by hsbauauvhabzb on 4/18/2025, 2:41:05 AM

    Please as ‘shipments to the US’ in the title. DHL operates globally and the title is misleading.

  • by h05sz487b on 4/18/2025, 5:51:23 AM

    Bye bye USA. Was nice trading with you.

  • by master_crab on 4/18/2025, 2:06:29 AM

    Wouldn’t be surprised if UPS and FedEx follow suit. The frequently shifting tariff silliness is forcing companies to sit things out.

  • by cantrecallmypwd on 4/18/2025, 2:32:05 AM

    The footgunning unravels the US economy in myriad ways with unintended consequences. Brain drain, tourism, and higher prices with stagflation are just the beginning. It will take a few months to a year, but I think the disillusionment will slowly sow the field for competency and compassion.

  • by ummonk on 4/18/2025, 2:04:40 AM

    I’m guessing a lot of customers are being tardy in paying tariffs, leaving DHL to deal with packages that won’t clear customs. Probably a much bigger issue for B2C shipments than B2B shipments.

  • by rietta on 4/18/2025, 2:14:26 AM

    How does a home-based business demonstrate their business bona fides here? Having a business account with DHL? Having a business name?

  • by malcolmgreaves on 4/18/2025, 2:19:00 AM

    It’s a bad era to do business in the US :(

  • by zombiwoof on 4/18/2025, 2:30:18 AM

    The maga destruction continues

  • by gbin on 4/18/2025, 2:19:31 AM

    I cannot imagine the scale of the economical damage of all this...

  • by kylehotchkiss on 4/18/2025, 2:40:39 AM

    DHL for consumer mail in USA is a minor player compared to USPS, FedEx, and USPS. IIRC, they don’t even own the planes they fly here, just charter them. Those are the ones to watch for shipment suspensions.