Royal Mail restarts US parcel service – for an extra fee
Royal Mail announces new postage service in major change
- Royal Mail has launched new postal delivery duties paid (PDDP) services for customers sending parcels to the United States.
- This initiative follows a US executive order, effective from August 29, which removes the import duty exemption for goods valued at $800 or less.
- Royal Mail will now handle the payment of duties to US customs authorities, a change from previous rules where low-value items were duty-free.
- A 50p handling charge will be added per parcel to cover the additional costs associated with providing these new customs clearance services.
- Gifts valued under $100 and standard letters or cards that do not require a customs declaration will remain exempt from the new duties.