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The Universal Postal Union (UPU) announced on Tuesday that 25 member countries have suspended postal shipments to the United States, citing uncertainties linked to planned changes by the US administration to its rules on customs clearance of imports valued less than 800 US dollars.
As the United Nations specialised agency for the postal sector with 192 member countries, the UPU said in a statement that it is working with US authorities to ensure that details of the new operational requirements are clearly communicated to its members.
The statement also noted that the UPU Director General Masahiko Metoki also conveyed member states' concerns about potential disruptions in a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, reports Xinhua.
According to an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump, the long-standing "de minimis" exemption rule, which allowed goods worth less 800 US dollars to enter duty-free, is to end Aug. 29.
The UPU said it is taking all possible measures to prepare its member countries for the impacts of the new requirements.