Postal traffic to U.S. sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low

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.

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The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports

The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties

The U.S. on Aug. 29 eliminated an exemption that had allowed U.S.-bound parcels valued at $800 or less to avoid customs charges

The UPU says 88 national postal operators have suspended some or all postal services to the U.S. as a result

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