3 d. ago Postal services that suspended US shipments need time to prepare for new tariffs, UN agency says

The United Nations agency that coordinates international mail deliveries says it's working to get small parcels dispatched to the United States again by resolving confusion over the pending elimination of a U.S. tariff exemption

Economics

5 d. ago Royal Mail halts package service from today as huge change could mean extra fees

Royal Mail users could soon be hit with added fees as the postal service makes a major move.

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

Suspensions from Australia to Europe come after Donald Trump removed a rule exempting parcels worth less than US$800 from his tariffsPostal 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. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Postal services in Europe suspend parcel shipments to US amid uncertainty over tariffs

Donald Trump’s late announcement left operators with ‘extremely limited timeframe to get prepared’Postal services across Europe have suspended most parcel shipments to the US, citing widespread uncertainty about the impact of new import tariffs announced by Donald Trump.France’s La Poste on Monday joined other operators, including Germany’s Deutsche Post, Spain’s Correos, Poste Italiane and the Belgian, Swedish and Danish postal services, which all halted a majority of US-bound shipments over the weekend. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Royal Mail fail to deliver one in four first class letters on time in first months under new ownership approved by ministers

The postal service, which is already under scrutiny after it increased the cost of a first-class stamp to £1.70 in April, is failing to meet the targets imposed by the watchdog.

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3 w. ago SQA exam results delayed as Storm Floris strikes postal services

Royal Mail has confirmed that there will be delays to the delivery of SQA results in several parts of the country on Tuesday.

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