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Postal tariff alert
Cayman has joined more than 30 countries suspending parcel shipments to the United States as new US tariffs take effect.
We heard from the community on temporary local postal suspensions.
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Cayman halts US-bound mail as new tariffs kick in
The Cayman Islands has joined more than 30 countries suspending parcel shipments to the United States as new US tariffs take effect. Nations including Mexico, Japan and Australia have announced similar suspensions.
On 26 Aug., the Universal Postal Union – the UN agency that coordinates global postal policy – confirmed that dozens of its member states had paused outbound goods to the US, citing uncertainty over how the new tariffs would affect transit and delivery networks once they come into force on Friday, 29 Aug.
The suspensions follow President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14324, issued in July, which eliminated the longstanding ‘de minimis’ exemption that had allowed packages worth under US$800 to enter the US duty-free.
