India temporarily suspended US postal services to US fee policy

New -Delhi, August 23, 2025 – The Indian Post Department announced on Saturday that postal services for the US will be temporarily closed from 25 August 2025. The reason behind the decision issued US President Donald Trump an executive order and decided to impose a fee on all goods from India to America. Earlier, items up to $ 800 were exempt from fees now abolished. The US has also imposed an additional 25% service as a result of India buying oil from Russia, causing the total import tax to be 50%. Due to this strict policy, it is difficult to send the Indian post to America. According to the Department of Posts on which services, this suspension will mainly be applied to parcels, parcels and other large shipping. However, permission will still be sent to letters/documents and gifts worth up to US $ 100. Shipping of this category will not be closed at present. The challenge of the airline and logistics was implemented by the US Customs Division (CBP). Many airlines indicated that they would not be able to accept parcels from India after August 25, as the necessary preparations could not be completed. As a result, Indian Post decided to stop services. Relief measures for clients have been made clear that the parcels already discussed, but now it is not possible to send them, but customers can request the refund for it. The department assured it to monitor the situation and strive to restore services with the relevant agencies soon. The background of Indo-American trading tension. This step is part of growing business and diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The US policy, which is implemented in August 2025, has a serious influence on the Export System of India. The Government of India has filed a protest march and calls this fee increase ‘unfair and impractical’. According to experts, the dispute can also affect defense agreements, technical cooperation and strategic partnership. Share this story -tags