Deutsche Post/DHL Standard shipping to the US from Germany is off for all commercial goods as well as gifts worth more than $100 (85 EUR); DHL Express is still accepting shipments, but is far more expensive - going from 27 EUR for a 2kg parcel to 82 EUR.

Worse: the 16€ option only curtailed in tracking& insurance, along with a secret height limit (35x25x3 cm limit), is now unavailable for shipping say a singular music CD, or an issue of a magazine.

Sure, paying on the order of the goods value in shipping isn't cheap, but that's niche imports for you. Now, paying 5x? That's no longer reasonably.