An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world’s biggest economy, with some businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes. Come Friday, President Donald Trump’s administration is abolishing a rule that allows packages valued at $800 or …
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Starting today (August 27th), Japan Post is temporarily suspending the acceptance of postal items (small packets, parcels, and EMS (goods)) to the United States. This refers to postal items which contain the following items: Individual gifts with a content value exceeding 100 US dollars Goods intended for sale for consumption …
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The new design – the biggest change to the postbox in its 175-year history – was trialled in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire earlier this year, and will now be installed in cities including Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Sunderland. Customers scan a barcode on the Royal Mail app to open the …
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After 175 years, the Royal Mail has announced the biggest design change to the iconic red postboxes. BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 20: A man posting a letter during shoot for Official Windows Magazine, January 20, 2011. (Photo by Joseph Branston/Official Windows Magazine via Getty Images)(Image: Joseph Branston/Getty Images) One …
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Royal Mail is rolling out 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK to make sending, returning and collecting parcels more convenient. It follows a successful pilot earlier this year in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and they are now rolling out across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with cities including Edinburgh, …
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Global postal services are keen to ensure proper systems are in place for the US’ new import taxes. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com. Postal services, including the UK’s Royal Mail and Germany’s DHL said they would suspend deliveries until they had proper systems in place to deal with the new rules, according to …
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Patients battling illnesses such as cancer, heart conditions and dementia could see improvement in their treatment as a result of a funding boost, a health minister said. A new facility in Darlington, called the UK RNA Biofoundry, will be backed by £29.6m from the government. RNA therapies re-programme immune cells …
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Members of the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) have delivered an “emphatic” yes vote in a ballot over the trade union’s Royal Mail settlement on pay and conditions. CWU members were asked to vote on a whether they accept or reject the latest agreement, which includes a 4.2% year-one pay rise …
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The Trump administration said it’s ending the exemption to protect Americans. It said the provision, which was codified in the U.S. tax code, has been used to “evade tariffs and funnel deadly synthetic opioids as well as other unsafe or below-market products that harm American workers and businesses into the …
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Terry Gerton Let’s start by having you give us an explanation for how the U.S. Postal Service uses the pre-career employee category. It’s very different from what happens in other organizations. David Garcia It is. So a little bit about pre-career employees at the Postal Service. They make up about …
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