Outbound shipping to the US to resume on Wednesday

The Belize Postal Service (BPS) has announced that all outbound shipments to the United States will resume on Wednesday, January 7, ending a suspension that has been in place since August 2025.  The suspension followed the enactment of U.S. Executive Order 14324, which removed the duty-free de minimis threshold for inbound international shipments. As a result, all parcels entering the United States, regardless of value, are now subject to customs duties and taxes, requiring changes to how international mail is processed.  To meet the new requirements, BPS will now route U.S.-bound shipments through the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Global Solution, allowing duties and taxes to be calculated and collected before shipping. BPS says this will reduce delays, improve transparency in shipping costs, and speed up customs clearance.  Speaking during an interview in August 2025, when the suspension was first announced, Postmaster General Marsha Price explained that the pause was necessary to ensure compliance with the new U.S. rules.

BPS says the new system is especially critical for Belizean micro, small, and medium enterprises, many of which depend on reliable postal access to U.S. markets. The service adds that adopting the DDP solution positions Belize as a regional leader in compliant international postal logistics.  The update was issued through the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy & Logistics.