According to Central Television News, the Ministry of Communications of India issued an announcement on 23rd, local time, saying:India will temporarily stop sending packages to the United States.

Post Italy announced that it will officially suspend sending packages to the United States starting August 23, but can continue to receive mail without goods sent to the United States.

Xinhua Agency reported that France Post announced on the 22nd that due to the impact of the U.S. tariff policy, the group will suspend sending packages to the United States starting from the 25th of this month, except for personal gift packages worth less than 100 euros.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 30 to suspend the duty-free treatment of packages imported worth $800 or less from August 29 according to the details of the EU-US trade agreement released this month, packages sent from the EU to the U.S. will be subject to a 15% tariff, like most EU-US imports.

In addition to,Postal companies in Sweden, Norway and other countries have also announced the suspension of sending packages to the United States¡£

Sweden's Nordic Post Company issued a statement saying that due to the short time it takes to adapt to the latest U.S. tariff policy, the company will temporarily stop sending packages to the United States.

Norwegian Post Group announced the suspension of sending parcels to the U.S. Source: CCTV News

Norwegian Post Group also said that the U.S. customs department has not clarified the details of the latest policy, nor has it given a systematic solution. Many European postal companies are asking the U.S. to explain the details of the policy.

Belgian Post Group announced a suspension of sending packages to the United States Photo source: CCTV News

The Belgian Post Group said that the suspension measures currently cover packages containing goods and will not affect letters for the time being.

Spanish Post announced on the 22nd that due to the adjustment of US tariff policy,Since August 25th, the acceptance of low-value packages sent to the United States and Puerto Rico with a declared value of no more than $800 will be temporarily suspended.Letters with no commercial value and books or gifts worth not more than $100 can still be sent.

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US Treasury Secretary Basent: India is a profiteer, but China is not

India and the United States have continued to play in recent days.The United States has repeatedly spoken about India's import of Russian oil and offered "tariff bars", while India has chosen "hard bars".

On August 19, local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized India in an interview with the U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC), saying that it significantly increased its purchases of Russian oil during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. profit-making and said Washington considered the situation "unacceptable."

Besent said that Russian oil currently accounts for 42 percent of India¡¯s total oil purchases, compared to less than 1 percent before the outbreak of the conflict.

"India is making a profit. They are reselling oil," Bessent said."I call it 'Indian arbitrage'. They buy Russian oil at a low price, process it into refined oil, and then resell it. It's unacceptable that this happens suddenly during the war."

Earlier this month (August 6), US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, bringing the total tariff level to 50%. The additional tariff measures will take effect on August 28 local time. Trump claimed that this is to "punish" India for continuing to buy Russian oil. He also said that he is not keen to negotiate more with India.

In response, India protested that the United States 'actions were "unfair, unfair and unreasonable" and pointed out that the United States still purchases billions of dollars worth of fertilizer and uranium from Russia every year.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent receives CNBC interview

Asked in an interview why Washington did not impose similar tariffs on China, Mr. Bescent said the situation was "completely different" and that there was no "arbitrage" as there was in India.

In response to China's purchase of Russian oil, my Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun emphasized at a regular press conference on July 30 that China will take reasonable energy security measures in accordance with its own national interests. There are no winners in the tariff war, and coercion and pressure cannot solve the problem. China will firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests.

It¡¯s worth noting that Trump and other U.S. officials have said months ago that a trade deal with India to lower tariffs was about to be reached, but Trump¡¯s move to raise tariffs has made US-India relations even more tense.

Last week, sources revealed that a trip by US trade negotiators to New Delhi from August 25 to 29 had been cancelled, delaying negotiations on a US-India trade agreement. Reuters pointed out that this means that India cannot change the additional US tariffs on India that will take effect at the end of the month.

On the day of Bescent's interview, India announced that it would temporarily lift the 11% cotton import tariff until September 30. This move is seen as a signal of goodwill from India to Washington, indicating that it is willing to solve the concerns of the United States about tariffs on agricultural products.

The potential impact of US tariffs on the Indian economy cannot be underestimated. Bloomberg Economic Research previously estimated that if the 50% tariff continues, India's exports to the United States may drop by 60%, putting nearly 1% of GDP at risk. If pharmaceutical and electronic products are no longer exempted, exports may drop by as much as 80%. Even if the previous 25% tariff is higher than that of Vietnam, Malaysia or Bangladesh, it is enough to threaten a 30% drop in exports.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently made it clear that India must protect its own economic interests in the context of multiple uncertainties facing the global economy. He vowed to continue to push forward the "Made in India" plan and further achieve self-reliance, and said that he would become "a wall" to protect the interests of Indian farmers.

In retaliation for the US tariffs, some of Modi's supporters have tried to stoke anti-American sentiment, calling for boycotts of US companies such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Amazon, and Apple.