Nova Poshta adds 10% customs duty to cost of shipments delivery to USA

The leader of express shipments in Ukraine Nova Poshta from the Nova group has updated the rules for delivery to the USA due to the preferential duty-free threshold of $800 canceled by Washington: the cost of delivery has increased by at least 10% of the duty applied to goods from Ukraine.

According to a press release from Nova Poshta on Wednesday, if the payer is the sender, customs clearance services are included in the tariff, while if the payer is the recipient, he will have to pay upon receipt, in addition to 10% of the cost of the shipment, customs brokerage services - from $25 per shipment.

It is noted that the recipient will be sent an email with a link to pay for customs duties and customs brokerage services. The shipment will be delivered after payment, and the final amount of customs duties and customs brokerage services will be determined during customs clearance upon delivery to the USA.

The company emphasized that it is important to correctly indicate the country of origin of the goods in the shipment. The 10% duty rate applies only to goods manufactured in Ukraine. For goods from other countries, the rates may differ.

It is also indicated that a technical solution has been developed for API Nova Post users to select the payer of customs payments for the USA.

The day before, the CEO of Ukrposhta, the main competitor of Nova Poshta, Igor Smelyansky, announced that his company would also continue commercial postal shipments to the USA after this country introduced a 10% duty on shipments worth up to $800, and delivery rates to the USA would increase by an average of $1.5-3.

According to the CEO of Ukrposhta, Ukrainian senders will have an advantage over competitors from most other countries, as the rate for Ukraine is 10%, while for EU countries it is 15%, and for Switzerland it is 39%. In addition, most European countries are pausing shipments to the US until the procedure for collecting the 10% duty is settled.