Postal traffic to the United States decreased by 80 % after the Trump administration stopped exemption from low -value parcels star-news.press/wp

Post traffic to the United States fell by more than 80 % after the Trump administration End the exemption of customs tariffs The United Nations Postal Agency said on Saturday that low -cost imports.

The Global Postal Union says it has begun to offer new measures that could help mail operators all over the world at the expense of their duties or taxes, after the United States canceled the so -called “minimal exemption” of low value parcels.

Eighty -eight bombs told UPU that they had suspended some or all the US postal services until a solution was implemented with regard to parcels to the United States worth $ 800 or less, which was a pieces of imported goods to escape from customs duties.

“The global network has witnessed that postal traffic will reach the United States close to implementation of the new rules on August 29, 2025, which first placed the burden of collecting customs duties and transfers on transport companies or qualified parties that were faced by the United States and border protection agency,” UPU said in a statement.

UPU said that the information that was exchanged between the postal operators through its electronic network showed traffic from 192 members – almost all countries in the world – decreased by 81 % on August 29, compared to a previous week.

“The main operational disorders” had occurred because airlines and other airlines indicated that they were not ready or able to collect these duties, and foreign mail operators did not prove a link to CBP companies.

The number of expense parcels that enter the United States over the past decade has increased. Between 2015 and 2025, this number jumped from 134 million shipments annually to about 1.4 billion. The White House said that the customs and the protection of the American border were processing more than 4 million shipments “De minimum” to the United States daily.

Before this measure pushed, the Postal Union sent a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to express his concerns about its influence.

the Provide minimal In addition to the 1930 customs tariff law, several years after the law was passed. It is designed to facilitate trade by eliminating the administrative burden to collect modest import duties on low -cost goods.

Procurement that previously entered in the United States requires the need to remove customs that now requires examination and subject to the rate of tariff applied in its country of origin, which can range from 10 % to 50 %.

Although the change applies to the products of each country, residents in the United States will not have to pay duties on the gifts received up to $ 100, or up to $ 200 of personal souvenirs from trips abroad, according to the White House.

UPU said that its members did not give enough time or directives to comply with the procedures shown in Signature of CEO Trump on July 30 To eliminate the eligibility of low -value goods.