USPS International Rate Changes Approved The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) late on Friday  issued its order  approving the Postal Service's proposed rate and classification changes as scheduled, effective January 18, 2026. the PRC approved the two classification changes in the filing, which both impact international services. The 13-page narrative of the order is dedicated to addressing these classification changes, as well as IMAG comments to the commission. IMAG had ur

The Council of the European Union (Council)   agreed  to apply a fixed customs duty of €3 on small parcels valued at less than €150 entering the EU, effective July 1, 2026. It will apply to all goods arriving from non-EU sellers registered in the EU’s import one-stop shop (IOSS) for value-added tax purposes. The duty would apply per product type, based on six-digit tariff codes. With the duty fee assessed at the HS code level and not at the package/shipment level, it means a

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says in a recent  news release  that it has collected over $1 billion in duties on more than 246 million low-cost shipments since the administration began phasing out the de minimis loophole in May 2025 (China and Hong Kong on May 2 and the rest of the world on August 29), “recovering a record amount of revenue that had previously gone uncollected.” Since de minimis ended for China and Hong Kong, CBP seizures of unsafe and non-compliant low

The International Mailers Advisory Group (IMAG) submitted  comments  to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) in the competitive products rate and classification case, urging the regulator to issue a timely ruling.   The Postal Service submitted a filing on November 14 to raise rates on its competitive products and to make classification changes on two international products. USPS set an effective date of January 18, 2026, for the new rates to take effect. IMAG’s comments re

On November 14 the Postal Service  filed  with the Postal Regulatory Commission proposed price changes on its competitive products, including the published prices for its international products. The new prices would take effect on January 18, 2026. USPS is not raising prices on its market-dominant products (Mailing Services) in January, so First-Class Mail International will not change. However, international products that are part of the competitive products category, which

IMAG Executive Director Kate Muth gave listeners of the Postal Hub Podcast an update on tariffs, de minimis, and international low value parcels during the November 11 episode ( Episode 382 ). The discussion touched on the recent Supreme Court oral arguments regarding the tariffs case, as well as other issues of interest to international mailers and shippers, such as low value goods in the international postal stream and EU customs reforms and parcel fees.