Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Postal traffic into the United States has plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration scrapped a long-standing tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday.

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) said it has begun rolling out measures to help postal operators worldwide calculate and collect duties after Washington eliminated the "de minimis exemption" for parcels valued at $800 or less.

According to the UPU, 88 postal operators have suspended some or all services to the U.S. until a solution is found.

"The global network saw postal traffic to the U.S. come to a near-halt after the new rules took effect on Aug. 29, 2025, placing the burden of customs duty collection on tra...