Postal traffic to U.S. down 80% since tariff move

THE END of a tariff exemption for low-cost imports resulted in a “near-halt” of postal traffic to the U.S.

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE END of a tariff exemption for low-cost imports resulted in a "near-halt" of postal traffic to the U.S.

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 U.S. eliminated the “de minimis” exemption for lower-value parcels.