At least 25 countries have decided to suspend package deliveries to the United States, as concern grows over the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, a UN body said Tuesday.

At least 25 countries have decided to suspend package deliveries to the United States, as concern grows over the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, a UN body said Tuesday.

The Trump administration said late last month that it will abolish a tax exemption on small packages entering the United States from August 29.

The move has sparked a flurry of announcements from postal services, including in France, Britain, Germany, Italy, India, Australia and Japan, that most U.S.-bound packages would no longer be accepted.

The United Nations’ Universal Postal Union said it had already been advised by 25 member countries that their postal operators “have suspended their outbound postal services to the U.S., citing uncertainties specifically related to transit services”.

It said the suspensions will remain in place until there is more clarity on how U.S. authorities plan to implement the announced measures.

The UPU did not provide a list of postal services it had heard from.

  • WhiteOakBayou
    31·
    4 months ago

    I guess this is okay since they will be shutting down our postal service as soon as they sell off the parts the major logistics companies want.

    • 9tr6gyp3English
      183·
      4 months ago

      Don’t worry, your tax bill won’t go down as a result. Youll still be taxed as if the USPS were still operating.

      • takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        18·
        4 months ago

        The thing is that USPS is one of very few branches that is self sufficient and doesn’t need trades to operate.

        I wish they could fuck off and leave it alone.

        I actually am more satisfied with USPS that those supposedly premium, paid couriers.

        One great thing I love about USPS is that if the package arrives to my local post office ahead of time they will deliver it immediately. UPS and FedEx will hold it, because God forbid you would get the item sooner if you didn’t pay extra.

      • BigMikeInAustinEnglish
        14·
        4 months ago

        Taxes do not pay for the USPS. The USPS is fully funded by itself.

      • zkfcfbzrEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        The USPS is mostly self-funding, receiving very little at all through taxes, so… yeah.

      • WhiteOakBayou
        2·
        4 months ago

        Now we’ll pay special assessments to whatever major shipper gets our area when FedEx, UPS and DHL divide the country into noncompetitive exclusive territories.

      • ZILtoid1991
        2·
        4 months ago

        How else would Amazon Post Service operate in remote areas? Not without a hefty government contract.

  • kescusay
    20·
    4 months ago

    Here’s the list from the article:

    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • China
    • Czechia
    • Denmark
    • Finland
    • France
    • Germany
    • India
    • Italy
    • Japan
    • Netherlands
    • New Zealand
    • Norway
    • Russia
    • Singapore
    • South Korea
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Taiwan
    • Thailand
    • United Kingdom

    I’ve highlighted a few I think will have particular impact.

        • turtlesareneat@discuss.onlineEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          Shh we’ll get to that in due time, we’re still doing “This 4th quarter may not be the BEST ever but it’s an investment” which has a certain nonsensical peacefulness about it, like the feeling of weightlessness before you impact the ground.