Small exporters, families of expats hit by postal halt

The suspension of all postal services to the US by India Post has fueled unease among families, students and exporters in Odisha as they will now be deprived of an affordable option to send parcels and documents.

- HEMANT KUMAR ROUT @ Bhubaneswar

The decision to suspend the booking of all categories of mail, including letters, documents and gift items valued up to $100 was taken in the absence of defined regulatory mechanisms by the US government, which had recently scrapped the duty-free imports of packages valued up to $800.