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Ep 379: How posts can be prepared for US shutting down de minimis

19 Aug 2025

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President Trump has decided to suspend duty-free de minimis for the USA, effective 29 August. Aaron Bezzant, Head of Supply Chain at Zonos, discusses the background to the President's Executive Order, what it means for e-commerce and the postal world, and what steps need to be taken to be compliant. The details of President Trump's Executive Order Previous attempt at eliminating de minimis for the postal stream Customs and Border Protection and USPS collection processes Duties for China Post and Hongkong Post shipments Tactics used to exploit previous de minimis crackdown on Chinese-made goods Compliance that has to be in place to meet 29 August deadline Effective mandate on DDP Bona fide gift exemption for low-value items How postal operators can start the journey to be compliant by 29 August Temporary simplified tariffs Remittance requirements and options from 29 August MFN and IEEPA tariff rates Role of third party in collecting funds and remitting to CBP Who ends up paying the duties? How Zonos can help pre-collect duties and taxes Why building a postal DDP network is central to winning in e-commerce delivery The importance of DDP for goods shipped to the USA Zonos tools and systems for postal operators for handling tariffs, including collection Other Zonos tools for posts to help e-commerce retailers Zonos app to facilitate over-the-counter lodgement of international parcels Simplifying the start online finish in-store process for post office parcel lodgement Helping postal operators no matter what stage of the digital transformation journey they're at Simple calculation tools

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Ep 379: How posts can be prepared for US shutting down de minimis

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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