"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 US eliminated the so-called de minimis exemption for lower-value parcels."
"Eighty-eight postal operators have told the UPU that they have suspended some or all postal service to the United States until a solution is implemented with regard to US-bound parcels valued at $800 or less, which had been the cutoff for imported goods to escape customs charges."
"The global network saw postal traffic to the US come to a near-halt after the implementation of the new rules on Aug 29, 2025, which for the first time placed the burden of customs duty collection and remittance on transportation carriers or US Customs and Border Protection agency-approved qualified parties, the UPU said in a statement."
Postal traffic to the United States dropped by over 80% after the US ended the de minimis tariff exemption for low-value imports on Aug. 29, 2025. The Universal Postal Union began deploying measures to help postal operators calculate and collect duties and taxes under the new rules. Eighty-eight postal operators reported suspending some or all shipments to the US pending a solution for parcels valued at $800 or less. Airlines and other carriers indicated they were unwilling or unable to collect duties, and many foreign postal operators lacked links to CBP-qualified parties, producing major operational disruptions and a near-halt in US-bound postal flows. The de minimis exemption had existed since 1938 and was characterized by US officials as a loophole exploited by some businesses and criminals.
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