Pakistan and 24 Other Countries Suspend Mail Service to US After New Duties

More than 25 countries, including Pakistan, have temporarily suspended mail services to the United States after Washington imposed new taxes and duties on all categories of international mail. Pakistan Post confirmed it has halted dispatches to the US, citing fears that booked mail will be returned under the new rules. The disruption follows an executive order (No. 14324) issued by the US government on July 25, which withdrew the long-standing duty-free facility for incoming mail. Under the revised system, all international mail destined for the US is now subject to duties and taxes, a change that has severely disrupted global postal flows. Airlines have also declined to transport mail shipments to the US under the new regime. Major economies, including China, the UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, Germany, France, Russia, Austria, and Singapore, are among those that have suspended mail services. The affected countries have taken up the issue with the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations agency that oversees global postal cooperation. The UPU is now engaging with US authorities in an effort to resolve the dispute and restore normal mail operations.