Sun 07 Sep 2025 | 12:54 AM International postal services to the United States have collapsed by more than 80% after Washington imposed additional customs duties, prompting 88 countries to suspend deliveries entirely or partially, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) said Saturday. Masahiko Metoki, Director General of the UPU, the …
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A man walks past an office of France’s national postal service, La Poste, which is suspending the shipment of many packages to the US Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in Paris. MASHA MACPHERSON / AP Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80% following Washington’s imposition of new tariffs, …
Read More »88 postal operators worldwide suspend services to US over tariffs: UN
GENEVA – Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 per cent following Washington’s imposition of new tariffs, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) said on Sept 6. The UPU, the United Nations’ postal cooperation agency, is working on “the rapid …
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