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Eighty-eight postal operators stop sending mail to the US over tariffs
Nearly 90 postal operators halted shipments to the US after tariffs on small packages caused an 81% drop in postal traffic, prompting the Universal Postal Union to seek technical fixes.
- Postal traffic to the United States dropped by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, according to the United Nations postal agency.
- Eighty-Eight postal operators have suspended some or all services to the United States due to new tariff rules implemented on August 29, 2025, according to the Universal Postal Union.
- The UPU reported that global postal traffic fell 81% on August 29 compared to the previous week, indicating major operational disruptions.
- Before the tariff changes, the UPU expressed concerns about their impact in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Trump's closure of the de minimis tariff loophole sent postal traffic to the U.S. to a 'near-halt'
Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday. The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties, or taxes, after the U.S. eliminated the so-called “de minimis exemption” for lower-value parcels. Eighty-eight…
A number of 88 mail operators have suspended or partially services with the US, including the German Deutsche Post and the British Royal Mail company, which has led to a reduction of over 80% of the mail shipments to this country following the new VAT decisions by US President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday the Universal Postal Union (UPU). This United Nations organisation is currently working on "the rapid development of a new technical so…
On Friday, August 29, parcel shipments decreased by 81%, compared to the previous week.
Postal traffic to U.S. fell 80% after Trump administration stopped exemption on low-value parcels
The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world after the U.S. eliminated the so-called "de minimis exemption."
Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended long-time exemption
The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports. The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties. The U.S. on Aug. 29 eliminated an exemption that had allowed U.S.-bound parcels valued at $800 or less to avoid customs charge…
UPU, the United Nations postal cooperation agency, is working on the “quick development of a new technical solution that will help reactivate mail to the United States”
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