Postal Union Sees 80 Percent Decrease in Shipments to US Following Tariffs

[Rogue Valley]

Postal union sees 80 percent decrease in shipments to US following tariffs

Trump's recent tariffs have ended the so-called duty-free "de minimis" exemption for low-value packages.

www.newsweek.com

9.6.25
Postal traffic to the United States has plunged by about 81 percent following the end of the duty-free de minimis exemption for low-value packages to the US, according to a press release issued by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the United Nations specialized agency for global postal cooperation. International postal exchanges are a backbone of cross-border e-commerce and small-business trade. Sudden operational changes that halt or limit parcel flows to the U.S. risk disrupting supply chains, delaying consumer goods, and imposing unexpected costs on merchants and shoppers. Multiple national postal services announced pauses or suspensions of U.S.-bound parcels around the Aug. 29 implementation date, highlighting the scale of the disruption. The UPU's electronic network data showed traffic from member countries to the U.S. fell 81% on Friday, Aug. 29, compared with the previous Friday, Aug. 22, following the suspension of the de minimis exemption, which allows low-value imports to enter a country free of customs duties and taxes. The U.S. broadened prior changes that had already removed the exemption for China and Hong Kong. As a result, 88 postal operators reported suspending some or all services to the U.S. until a solution is in place, the UPU said.

Suppy chain problems are being baked into the Trump tariffs by the Trump administration.

Major US brands sound alarm over rising anti-American sentiment

A number of all-American companies have noted an uptick in anti-U.S. sentiment linked to ongoing trade and political tensions.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Allan]

Postal union sees 80 percent decrease in shipments to US following tariffs

Trump's recent tariffs have ended the so-called duty-free "de minimis" exemption for low-value packages.

www.newsweek.com

Suppy chain problems are being baked into the Trump tariffs by the Trump administration.

Major US brands sound alarm over rising anti-American sentiment

A number of all-American companies have noted an uptick in anti-U.S. sentiment linked to ongoing trade and political tensions.

www.newsweek.com

From the Newsweek article...

According to business intelligence firm Morning Consult, Trump's tariff announcements in early April coincided with a "staggering upswing" in global anti-American sentiment, which it said had already resulted in "steep drops in purchasing consideration" for some U.S. companies overseas, "suggesting that worsening views of America are rapidly taking a toll on some brands' health."

In July, ahead of the reimposition of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, it said that "anti-Americanism" could pose a significant risk to brands given the combination of potential price impacts and "sharply negative sentiment toward the United States" on consumer shopping habits.

When Trump is gone trade will normalize but the animosity global consumers feel toward America will be the gift that keeps on giving.

In Canada the "Buy Canadian" movement encouraged by our government and company marketing departments translates to "Don't Buy American" as far as consumers are concerned.

That change in consumer purchasing preferences will have a lasting impact.

 

[The Brad Dad]

From the Newsweek article...



When Trump is gone trade will normalize but the animosity global consumers feel toward America will be the gift that keeps on giving.

In Canada the "Buy Canadian" movement encouraged by our government and company marketing departments translates to "Don't Buy American" as far as consumers are concerned.

That change in consumer purchasing preferences will have a lasting impact.

America is training the rest of the world on what it can do without us. American entitlement and belief in our own exceptionalism brought us to Donald Trump. We think the nukes guarantee some kind of economic superiority as well. Nope. No sir.

And we haven't even hit the holidays yet, when a lot of Americans who swear they don't care or have time for politics are going to understand how ****ed they are.

 

[Allan]

America is training the rest of the world on what it can do without us. American entitlement and belief in our own exceptionalism brought us to Donald Trump. We think the nukes guarantee some kind of economic superiority as well. Nope. No sir.

And we haven't even hit the holidays yet, when a lot of Americans who swear they don't care or have time for politics are going to understand how ****ed they are.

If the Darwin Awards had a category for economic calamity America would win it hands down.

 

[Peacenik]

This comes as no surprise at all.

 

[Peacenik]

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