Postal Services Around the World Suspend Deliveries to US: How Will It Affect You?

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Postal services around the world suspend deliveries to US: how will it affect you?:

Suspensions including from Australia and Europe come after [the US Government] removed a rule exempting parcels worth less than US$800 from his tariffs

Postal services around the world have stopped sending some mail to the United States as they ready for expanded tariffs, after Donald Trump removed an exemption on packages worth under US$800.

Carriers have been temporarily suspending services since Friday to avoid delivering packages after 29 August, when they will start to be charged full tariff rates for most parcels.

Here's what you need to know about what has changed and which countries have been affected.

The cost of mailing packages to the US is set to surge after the Trump administration removed a rule exempting packages worth under US$800 from tariffs.

From Friday, packages will be subject to fees relating to the tariff rates applying to their country of origin, making postage much more expensive. Postal services will have to cover the increased cost or pass it on to customers.

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