(The Hill) -- Postal deliveries from around the world to the United States have plummeted by 80% since President Donald Trump lifted the “de minimis” exception that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs, a United Nations body has found.

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a U.N. agency that works on global postal cooperation, said postal traffic had gone down 80% to the U.S. since Aug. 29, when the rule went into effect.

The group said it would be working to get more packages to go to the United States by developing a technical solution that could help ensure required duties are collected. One reason for the huge drop in traffic is that the duties on the low-valued packages had to be collected by new parties. Air carriers did not want to bear the responsibil

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