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UPU Reports 88 Postal Operators Suspending U.S.-Bound Services as Mail Traffic Plunges

The UN postal agency says it is building a rapid technical solution to restart exchanges following the end of the U.S. duty-free small‑parcel exemption.

A postman travels on his Post Office bike with a helmet for mail delivery in the city center of Valence, France, March 19, 2025.
FILE - U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Overview

  • International mail to the United States fell by more than 80% after the rule change, according to the Universal Postal Union.
  • UPU electronic-network data show traffic on August 29 was down 81% compared with a week earlier, marking the immediate impact of the new regime.
  • The U.S. administration abolished the tax exemption on low-value packages effective August 29, following a late-July announcement by President Donald Trump’s team.
  • Postal operators that paused some or all U.S.-bound parcels include Germany’s Deutsche Post, Britain’s Royal Mail, and two services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with wider notices also issued in Australia, France, India, Italy, and Japan.
  • The UPU says 88 operators have fully or partially suspended services to the United States until a solution is in place and notes it is working to get mail moving again.