US EditionPostal traffic to US still down 70% five weeks after duties exemption on low-value packages ended
About 88 countries suspended postal services to the U.S. after tariff rules changed, causing a 70% drop in package volume and ongoing delays, Universal Postal Union reported.
- Postal traffic to the U.S. is still down about 70% five weeks after the end of the exemption that spared low-value packages from duties and taxes.
- 88 of 192 member countries of the Universal Postal Union suspended postal services to the U.S. in September to adjust their shipping procedures.
- The UPU is rolling out technology to help members calculate, collect and remit required duties to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Postal traffic to US still down 70% five weeks after duties exemption on low-value packages ended
Postal traffic to the U.S. remains down about 70% five weeks after the end of the “de minimis” exemption. The United Nations postal agency reported this on Friday.
Postal traffic to U.S. plunges 70% for a full 5 weeks after end of ‘de minimis’ exemption
Postal traffic is to the U.S. is still down about 70% five weeks after the end of the “de minimis” exemption that spared low-value packages from duties and packages, the United Nations postal agency said Friday. Confusion has reigned since the U.S. ended the tariff exemption for packages worth…
Postal traffic to US still down 70% five weeks after duties exemption
Postal traffic is to the U.S. is still down about 70% five weeks after the end of the “de minimis” exemption that spared low-value packages from duties and packages, the United Nations postal agency said Friday. Confusion has reigned since the U.S. ended the tariff exemption for packages worth less than $800 on Aug. 29. In September, the Universal Postal Union reported 88 of its 192 member countries had suspended all or some of its postal servic…
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