The Bermuda Post Office has temporarily suspended “mail shipments to the United States containing goods now subject to U.S. Customs Import Duty.” A Government spokesperson said, “Effective Friday, August 29, 2025, the Bermuda Post Office joins countries including the UK, Canada, India, France, Spain, and those from the Caribbean in …
Read More »Royal Mail makes rule change for anyone sending packages from today
Royal Mail is bringing in huge changes for anyone sending packages – and customers could soon be hit with extra fees. Royal Mail is bringing in huge changes for anyone sending packages – and customers could soon be hit with extra fees. Royal Mail has made a huge change for …
Read More »Research project to take closer look at island postal services
A NEW research project will be launched to explore people’s experiences of the postal service in Scotland’s islands. The project is being led by Consumer Scotland, an organisation established by the Scottish Parliament to advocate on behalf of consumers. Figures released by Consumer Scotland earlier this year showed that 29 …
Read More »REBUILDING ROYAL MAIL GROUP PARTS ONE AND TWO – MEMBERS BALLOT RESULT
Postal August 26 2025 The verified and independently run ballot result for the Rebuilding Royal Mail Group parts one and two vote is below: Yes 79.5% No 20.5% This is a very strong yes vote of around 4 to 1. It is an emphatic endorsement of the unions position …
Read More »Global Mail to the US Hits Pause — Government Ends Duty-Free ‘Loophole,’ Carriers Suspend Parcels — What Happens to Your Orders
On August 29, 2025, global mail services will hit pause after the government ended its long-standing duty-free “de minimis” loophole. Due to this change, major postal carriers have been forced to suspend U.S.-bound parcels. Millions of consumers are now unsure about their online orders as a result of this. What’s …
Read More »| CTT | Correios de Portugal temporarily suspends shipments to the United States – PortugalPortuguese American Journal
Posted on 26 August 2025. Correios de Portugal (CTT) announced today the temporary suspension of parcel shipments and postal items containing goods to the United States, including Puerto Rico and other US territories. The decision by CTT aligns with similar measures announced by postal operators across Europe, Asia, and Australia, …
Read More »Meghan Markle appears to take another swipe at the royal family as she says ‘she couldn’t be vocal several years ago’
Meghan Markle said she ‘couldn’t be as vocal’ while a working royal and wore clothes that were ‘not very myself’ while promoting the second series of her Netflix show. While speaking to Bloomberg’s Emily Chang over smashed burgers and pints of beer, Meghan is asked if there is an ‘inherent tension’ …
Read More »DHL Suspends U.S. Deliveries Due to Trump’s Tariffs
Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images President Trump’s tariff plan continues to wreak havoc on online shopping. On Friday, German postal service DHL announced in a press release that it plans to pause some deliveries to the United States due to an executive order suspending the de minimis tax-exemption rule (which …
Read More »Why Etsy (ETSY) Shares Are Trading Lower Today
What Happened? Shares of online marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) fell 3.5% in the afternoon session after extending a sell-off from the previous day as an executive order was signed to eliminate a key U.S. import tax exemption. The stock dropped over 8% on Monday and continued its decline as investors …
Read More »Closure of tariff loophole for mail puts millions of transactions at risk
With tariff uncertainty on the rise, illustrator Robyn Kearns broke the bad news to their tens of thousands of followers on Instagram: No more funny cat pictures would be coming to America, at least for a while. “Tariffs suck!!!” Kearns scrawled across a sketch of a bawling yellow kitty. For …
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