Restrictions on packages
Customs: mail delivery to the USA collapsed by 81 percent
New rules for shipping to the USA have been in the USA since the end of August. That has worldwide consequences. A UN organization is working on solutions.
International postal traffic to the United States has decreased by 81 percent after the introduction of new US customs regulations. This was reported by the World Post Association in Bern. The UN organization compared the data of August 29, when the duty-free for goods imports with a value of less than $ 800 was abolished, with the value of one week earlier. At the World Post Affairs, one assumes that the burglary has been ongoing so far, said a spokeswoman. According to the World Post Association, 88 postal service providers have at least partially set shipping to the United States. Among other things, the Bonn Group DHL, which also appears under the Deutsche Post brand, has significantly restricted its parcel service.
Trump led drug smuggling as a reason
Among other things, US President Donald Trump had justified the fact that dangerous drugs had been smuggled into the United States on a large scale packages. In recent years, duty -free package deliveries have risen sharply thanks to Chinese platforms such as Temu and Shein.
According to its own statements, the World Post Association is working on technical solutions to get mail traffic with the USA again. Since Friday, service providers have been available for a program with which the necessary tariffs could be calculated and paid for, it said.
dpa
Source: Stern
