Postal Traffic to the U.S. Takes a Nosedive
Postal traffic to the United States dropped by more than 80% after new tariffs were slapped on by Washington. According to the Universal Postal Union (UPU), 88 operators around the globe either fully or partially suspended their services as of September 6.
The UPU, which is the United Nations’ postal cooperation agency, is hustling to develop a “new technical solution that will help get mail moving to the United States again,” said director-general Masahiko Metoki in a statement.
Back in late July, the Trump administration decided to scrap a tax exemption on small packages coming into the U.S. starting August 29. This decision triggered a wave of announcements from postal services in places like Australia, Britain, France, Germany, India, Italy, and Japan. Most of them said they wouldn’t be accepting packages destined for the U.S. anymore.
Data shared among postal operators through the UPU’s electronic network revealed that traffic to the United States plummeted by 81% on August 29 compared to just a week earlier.
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