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Offline Billy  
#1 Posted : 06 December 2025 16:50:42(UTC)
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Hello from South Carolina...
I have a question about two problems I have experience the last few days with shipping from Germany to the USA. One Germany vendor said he couldn't ship a item I wanted to purchase from him because it cost more then $100.00 US Dollars.... however a company in Germany that I do a lot of purchasing from just shipped a very large shipment a few days prior to this!!!!! Confused ..... on top of that yesterday I won a bid on E bay from a Germany vendor which I had already contacted about shipping to the USA to which he reply "no problem can and will ship to USA if you win Bid"...which I did win only to have my order Canceled by this Seller on E bay.....Stating " to much trouble and not worth shipping to USA"...Yes filed a complaint with E bay for want good it will do!

So my Question is ...is there a problem with DHL shipping to the USA? If so WHY?
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Billy
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Offline mvd71  
#2 Posted : 06 December 2025 17:59:42(UTC)
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It could be to do with filling in all the paperwork. I suspect it’s getting harder and harder, and some sellers may say yes only to discover what is involved and then pull out.

My own experience earlier this year shipping something to Ireland from New Zealand was harder than it used to be.

Cheers….

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Offline steventrain  
#3 Posted : 06 December 2025 18:00:56(UTC)
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Royal Mail and DHL halt some US deliveries over tariffs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p17xypgko
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Offline PMPeter  
#4 Posted : 06 December 2025 22:56:39(UTC)
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Last Friday I received an e-mail from Canada Post that since the USA has suspended its duty-free "de minimis" threshold of up to US$800 all "postal shipments up to US$800 in value to the U.S. now require duties to be assessed and prepaid before your package crosses the border". If this is not done the item will not be accepted by Canada Post.

So a large onus is on the Seller to prove that the item is Tariff or Duty exempt, but unfortunately it comes down to the discretion of the individual postal clerk. I already have had an item rejected since in the opinion of the clerk it is futile to send an item to the USA unless there is a "Duty Paid" form on the package, whether it is required or not. Chances are that it will not be accepted in the USA and returned to Canada. Very subjective on both sides of the border.

Local hobby dealers in Vancouver are now clearly stating on their websites that in the interim they will no longer send to the USA.

An unfortunate mess!!

I am assuming the same messages are in place for European Postal Authorities and courier companies.
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Online bph  
#5 Posted : 06 December 2025 23:15:49(UTC)
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Seems like they will lift some restrictions from the 1st January next year.

The Norwegian Post writes this: (so I assume DHL will also implement something similar.)

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Suspension of postal deliveries to the USA lifted from 1 January

From 1 January, Posten will resume the previously suspended postal deliveries to the USA, applicable to goods shipments with a value of 0-800 USD: We are launching a new service for sending goods in letters and parcels that complies with the requirements set by the American authorities. For you as a customer, this means that – in addition to postage and any customs duties – there will be a fee for import processing and a duty handling fee for import duties. For such shipments, the sender, and no longer the recipient in the United States, must pay import duties and fees. Payment of these fees will be made digitally via Posten’s website.
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Offline GlennM  
#6 Posted : 07 December 2025 04:45:18(UTC)
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There are many German dealers and Ebay sellers who will not ship outside of the EU, I have encountered many and actually have a problem at the moment with one package stuck in Germany.

Usually it is down to the paperwork that has to be completed, sometimes tax issues or bad experiences but it is what it is.
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Offline mrmarklin  
#7 Posted : 07 December 2025 05:06:41(UTC)
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I guess I’m lucky. I received a shipment from a German dealer, 10 days ago, duty free. Value was around EUR 1,000. I have another on the way with a value of around EUR 1,800. I expect it in less than a week. I’ll report here on whether or not I pay any tariffs.

It must be all in the paper work.

Good luck to the rest of you.
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Offline hxmiesa  
#8 Posted : 07 December 2025 10:34:58(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Billy Go to Quoted Post
I have a question about two problems I have experience the last few days with shipping from Germany to the USA. One Germany vendor said he couldn't ship a item I wanted to purchase from him because it cost more then $100.00 US Dollars.... however a company in Germany that I do a lot of purchasing from just shipped a very large shipment a few days prior to this!!!!! Confused ..... on top of that yesterday I won a bid on E bay from a Germany vendor which I had already contacted about shipping to the USA to which he reply "no problem can and will ship to USA if you win Bid"...which I did win only to have my order Canceled by this Seller on E bay.....Stating " to much trouble and not worth shipping to USA"...Yes filed a complaint with E bay for want good it will do!

What I dont understand is; why are you so surprised??? RollEyes
These things change continously lately, so what the vendor thought was fine, probably changed since he checked the last time.
I think I´m with the vendor on this one... -But dont let model railroading hobby come inbetween global and domestic US politics... BigGrin
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Offline PMPeter  
#9 Posted : 07 December 2025 16:17:06(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Billy Go to Quoted Post
I have a question about two problems I have experience the last few days with shipping from Germany to the USA. One Germany vendor said he couldn't ship a item I wanted to purchase from him because it cost more then $100.00 US Dollars.... however a company in Germany that I do a lot of purchasing from just shipped a very large shipment a few days prior to this!!!!! Confused ..... on top of that yesterday I won a bid on E bay from a Germany vendor which I had already contacted about shipping to the USA to which he reply "no problem can and will ship to USA if you win Bid"...which I did win only to have my order Canceled by this Seller on E bay.....Stating " to much trouble and not worth shipping to USA"...Yes filed a complaint with E bay for want good it will do!

What I dont understand is; why are you so surprised??? RollEyes
These things change continously lately, so what the vendor thought was fine, probably changed since he checked the last time.
I think I´m with the vendor on this one... -But dont let model railroading hobby come inbetween global and domestic US politics... BigGrin



Based on the new regulation it is the Seller that has to pay the Tariff/Duty before the parcel reaches the USA. It is the country the item leaves from that needs this payment and the appropriate forms to ensure that the package will be accepted by the USA. There must be some kind of set up with the postal systems or couriers that this advanced Tariff/Duty payment gets transferred to the USA.
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Offline marklinist5999  
#10 Posted : 07 December 2025 16:21:32(UTC)
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Right, and the buyer has to make that up to the seller.
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