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

Tariffs-End of de Minimis - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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

The Universal Postal Union said it sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday to express concerns the agency's member countries have about the end of the “de minimis exemption,” including requirements for collecting and transmitting new customs duties.

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