The EU treats UPU ITMATT (CN 22/23) data as both advance security and the legal customs declaration, whereas the US treats it as postal AED for targeting only a

The EU treats UPU ITMATT (CN 22/23) data as both advance security and the legal customs declaration, whereas the US treats it as postal AED for targeting only and requires a separate ACE customs entry with HTSUS-10, importer ID, and invoice details for clearance and liability. The US STOP Act is the proximate cause. Washington's framing is that de minimis had become a loophole for tariff evasion and fentanyl imports. Express carriers (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) were already compliant and unaffected. This article is about the UPU network (read: USPS, national carriers) parcels carrying goods, not ordinary letters or documents. The UPU is building new duty-collection modules and working with CBP to certify intermediaries. Once those pipelines exist, traffic volumes will rise again, but under a much heavier compliance burden. Chat G knows what's up, it helped me understand.