BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20. Come August 23, Latvia’s state-owned postal operator, Latvijas Pasts, will have no choice but to put the brakes on accepting shipments of goods—small parcels and packages included—headed for the United States, Trend reports.
The decision ensued subsequent to an executive directive
promulgated by the President of the United States, Donald Trump,
which instituted a suspension of the duty-free “de minimis”
framework applicable to all nations.
Latvijas Pasts has officially affirmed its commitment to the
ongoing management of letter correspondence encompassing
documentation directed towards the United States; however, the
operational flow of commercial parcels has encountered
disruptions.
The new US customs policy was set to shake things up for European postal operators, Latvia Post included. The company spilled the beans that it was teaming up with partners to find a way to get shipments back on track to the United States in no time flat.
At present, Latvijas Pasts is engaging in collaborative
synergies with PostEurop, the International Post Corporation (IPC),
and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to identify and implement
technical solutions that ensure adherence to U.S. regulatory
frameworks for commercial shipments, alongside facilitating optimal
customs data interchange that substantiates the settlement of
duties.
The directive instituting the cessation of the duty-exempt “de
minimis” framework for all nations is scheduled to be implemented
on August 29, 2025.
Latvijas Pasts, a government-owned entity boasting a workforce of approximately 1,800 personnel, delivers an array of postal, logistics, and financial solutions both domestically and internationally. Their offerings encompass e-commerce logistics, parcel distribution, press dissemination, correspondence management, and bespoke logistical frameworks. The enterprise additionally manages the most extensive parcel locker infrastructure in Latvia and persistently allocates resources towards cutting-edge innovations and advanced technologies to enhance the ubiquity of nationwide service accessibility.
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