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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Postal services in Europe suspend parcel shipments to US amid uncertainty over tariffs

Royal Mail delivery worker in orange hi-vis holding a fragile package
The UK’s Royal Mail said it would stop accepting packages on Tuesday to allow enough time for packages posted beforehand to arrive in the US before the new tariffs. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Postal services across Europe have suspended most parcel shipments to the US, citing widespread uncertainty about the impact of new import tariffs announced by Donald Trump.

France’s La Poste on Monday joined other operators, including Germany’s Deutsche Post, Spain’s Correos, Poste Italiane and the Belgian, Swedish and Danish postal services, which all halted a majority of US-bound shipments over the weekend.

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