Pakistan has joined more than 25 countries that have temporarily suspended postal and parcel services to the United States after Washington raised tariffs.
According to media reports, Pakistan Post has stopped sending booked mail to the US, fearing it may be returned under the new American policy.
On July 25, the US government issued Executive Order No. 14324, suspending the previous duty-free facility. The move has disrupted international postal services, as all kinds of mail are now subject to new taxes and duties.
Major countries including China, the UK, Japan, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, India, Germany, France, Russia and Singapore have also halted mail dispatches to the US. Airlines have refused to carry postal consignments under the new system.
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Affected countries have raised the issue with the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations agency, which is working to find a solution.
Earlier, on August 26, foreign media reported that at least 25 countries had decided to suspend parcel services to the US over concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff measures. The Trump administration had announced that from August 29, tax exemptions for small parcels entering the US would end.
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