International Mail Services Halted by 88 Countries Due to Tariff Disputes: United Nations Report

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations' postal cooperation agency, has reported a significant decline in postal traffic to the United States. The data indicates that postal traffic to the United States is reduced across various countries and territories, with over 88 operators, including those from 78 UN member states and 9 territories, having suspended some or all postal services.

The UPU's Director General, Masahiko Metoki, confirmed the decline, but did not specify the exact reason for the drop. The UPU is, however, working on a new technical solution aimed at resuming postal services to the United States.

The announcement sparked announcements from postal services in several countries, including Australia, Britain, France, Germany, India, Italy, and Japan, that most US-bound packages would no longer be accepted. The UPU has not yet announced when the new technical solution will be implemented.

On August 29, the UPU reported a 1% increase in the decline of postal traffic to the United States, with a 81% drop compared to a week earlier. The postal operators suspended in territories like Macau and the Cook Islands are nine.

The UPU's data does not specify which postal operators have partially suspended their services or reveal the specific countries or territories where postal traffic to the United States has increased. Additionally, the search results do not contain information about who proposed that the UPU develop a new technical solution to resume mail traffic to the USA.

The US President Donald Trump's administration announced the abolition of a tax exemption on small packages entering the United States, effective from Aug 29. This move could potentially contribute to the decline in postal traffic.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, two postal operators have been suspended. The UPU's ongoing impact assessment highlights the ongoing impact of the suspension of postal services to the United States.